| Literature DB >> 7644523 |
P G Coulie1, F Lehmann, B Lethé, J Herman, C Lurquin, M Andrawiss, T Boon.
Abstract
We have identified an antigen recognized on a human melanoma by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. It is encoded by a gene that is expressed in many normal tissues. Remarkably, the sequence coding for the antigenic peptide is located across an exon-intron junction. A point mutation is present in the intron that generates an amino acid change that is essential for the recognition of the peptide by the anti-tumor cytotoxic T lymphocytes. This observation suggests that the T-cell-mediated surveillance of the integrity of the genome may extend to some intronic regions.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7644523 PMCID: PMC41269 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.17.7976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205