Abstract
A panel of cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL) clones was isolated from metastases and blood samples of a melanoma patient vaccinated with MAGE-3.A1-pulsed autologous dendritic cells. We report here the identification of a new antigen encoded by the MAGE-C2 cancer-germline gene. This antigen is recognized by some of these CTL on HLA-B*4403. The sequence of the peptide is SESIKKKVL. It is processed in various melanoma cell lines expressing MAGE-C2 and HLA-B*4403. Because of the expression pattern of gene MAGE-C2, this new antigen is strictly tumor-specific and could therefore be used for peptide-based antitumoral vaccination.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 753-759 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Cancer Immunol Immunother |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue number | June |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Keywords
- antigenic peptide
- cancer immunotherapy
- cytolic T lymphocytes
- MAGE
- melanoma