Reexpression of poly(sialic acid) units of the neural cell adhesion molecule in Wilms tumor.
AUTOR(ES)
Roth, J
RESUMO
A unique structural feature of the neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM is the presence of homopolymers of alpha (2----8)-linked sialic acid units. We have used two specific probes for the detection of poly(sialic acid) in normal human kidney and Wilms tumor: a monoclonal antibody against meningococci group B capsular polysaccharide (homopolymers of alpha (2----8)-linked sialic acid units), which shows no crossreactivity with polynucleotides and denaturated DNA, and bacteriophage-induced endosialidases specifically hydrolyzing alpha (2----8)-linked poly(sialic acid) units. Additionally, for the detection of N-CAM, antibodies recognizing the polypeptide portion of the molecule and biotinylated antisense RNA transcribed from a cDNA clone for N-CAM were applied. Poly(sialic acid) was regionally detectable in human embryonic kidney but undetectable in normal adult kidney, as already reported for rat kidney. The malignant Wilms tumor, which is characterized by the presence of structural components resembling those found in embryonic kidney, reexpressed poly(sialic acid) units and showed positive immunostaining for the polypeptide portion of N-CAM. Immunoblot analysis of Wilms tumor as well as human embryonic kidney and brain with the monoclonal anti-poly(sialic acid) antibody revealed in each case the same high molecular mass broad band. In situ hybridization demonstrated the presence of mRNA for N-CAM in Wilms tumor. We conclude that poly(sialic acid), most probably present on N-CAM, is an oncodevelopmental antigen in human kidney.
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