Characterization of alkaline phosphatase genes expressed in seminoma by cDNA cloning.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Two members of a placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) family, PLAP and PLAP-like or germ cell alkaline phosphatase, are aberrantly expressed in tumors of ecotropic origin. To characterize alkaline phosphatase induced in seminoma, alkaline phosphatase cDNA clones were isolated from a cDNA library constructed from seminoma cells and characterized by nucleotide sequence determination. Thus, isolated cDNA clones were classified into two types, germ cell alkaline phosphatase (PLAP-like) and liver/bone/kidney-type alkaline phosphatase (L/B/K AP). These results suggest that other than the PLAP family members, the expression of L/B/K AP is enhanced in seminoma and can serve as a tumor marker in seminoma.
Medical subject headings
- Alkaline Phosphatase
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Isoenzymes
- Seminoma
- Testicular Neoplasms