| abstract |
The present invention relates to a gene and gene product, SGA-1M that is differentially expressed in cancer tissues and cell lines. Suppression Subtractive Hybridization and microarray screening were used to screen for differential expression of SGA-1M in cancer tissues and cell lines. Expression analysis has demonstrated overexpression of SGA-1M in breast cancer tissue and breast cancer derived cell lines, in ovarian cancer, skin cancer, a cancer of the lymphoid system, thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, stomach cancer, and lung cancer. The gene is expressed as a 1.95kb mRNA. The full length cDNA comprises two open reading frames encoding polypeptides of 221 and 75 amino acids, respectively. Monitoring expression levels of SGA-1M is useful for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer as well as for evaluating the risk of developing certain types of cancers and the risk of metastasis of cancer. Reagents that target SGA-1 M are useful for the treatment of cancer. |