Expression of the testis-specific gene, TSGA10, in Iranian patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Leuk Res. 2006 Jul;30(7):883-9. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2005.11.012. Epub 2006 Jan 6.

Abstract

Testis-specific gene antigen (TSGA10) is expressed in fetus, testis and frequently in human solid cancers and acute leukemias, making it a candidate for immunotherapy and for detection of minimal residual disease (MRD). This gene is considered as a member of cancer-testis (CT) genes. We previously demonstrated TSGA10 expression during spermatogenesis. There is also evidence for potential TSGA10 involvement in cell proliferation. TSGA10 expression has been observed in a wide spectrum of cancers but not in hematopoietic neoplasm. Here we demonstrated expression of TSGA10 by semi-quantitative RT-PCR in 44 (84.6%) out of 52 bone marrow samples and all peripheral blood samples from patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Twenty-seven (52%) cases had high level of gene expression and 16 (30.7%) cases had a lower expression level of the gene in the patients bone marrow. Presence of TSGA10 expression in ALL may open a window to functional study of mitotic checkpoint proteins in leukemia. RT-PCR of TSGA10 may help in detection of residual clonal cells leading to early diagnosis and better prognostic qualification of the disease.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Leukemic / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Iran / epidemiology
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / epidemiology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / genetics*
  • Proteins / genetics*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Cytoskeletal Proteins
  • Proteins
  • TSGA10 protein, human

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AI696619
  • GENBANK/AW057728
  • GENBANK/AW591313
  • GENBANK/BE047007
  • GENBANK/BF243403