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. 1990 Dec;87(24):9928–9932. doi: 10.1073/pnas.87.24.9928

Expression of neurophysin-related precursor in cell membranes of a small-cell lung carcinoma.

L C Rosenbaum 1, E A Neuwelt 1, H H Van Tol 1, Y P Loh 1, J G Verbalis 1, I Hellström 1, K E Hellström 1, G Nilaver 1
PMCID: PMC55287  PMID: 1702222

Abstract

A monoclonal antibody (mAb L6) to a small-cell lung carcinoma surface antigen recognizes a common epitope of vasopressin-neurophysin and oxytocin-neurophysin in hypothalamic nuclei. We now report on the identification of a neurophysin-like precursor in human lung carcinoma (LX-1) cell membrane. mAb L6 immunoaffinity chromatography of solubilized membranes resulted in a single band of approximately 45 kDa. Western blot analysis demonstrated immunoreactivity of this band with mAb L6, anti-vasopressin, and an antibody to the vasopressin precursor, pro-pressophysin. N-terminal sequencing of this band demonstrated a 21-amino acid homology with the N terminus of human pro-pressophysin, and substitution of a Cys33 residue in the tumor antigen with Arg33. Absence of immunoreactivity with the antibodies described above in cytosolic extracts and culture medium suggests nonsecretion of processed or intact pro-pressophysin-like peptide. Northern analysis of LX-1 mRNA with a 30-mer to the C terminus of rat pro-pressophysin resulted in a band of approximately 1000 base pairs, 250 base pairs larger than hypothalamic message. In situ hybridization of LX-1 tumor-bearing nude rat brain with the same probe demonstrated specific hybridization in rat hypothalamus and xenografted tumor. These findings suggest expression of a pro-pressophysin-like protein in this tumor cell line that is preferentially targeted to the cell membrane.

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