Autoantibody response to a novel tumor-associated antigen p90/CIP2A in breast cancer immunodiagnosis

Tumour Biol. 2014 Mar;35(3):2661-7. doi: 10.1007/s13277-013-1350-6. Epub 2014 Jan 8.

Abstract

There is an urgent need to identify relevant tumor markers showing high sensitivity and specificity for early immunodiagnosis of breast cancer. Autoantibodies directed against tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) have been shown to be relevant tumor markers. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether autoantibodies to a tumor-associated antigen p90/CIP2A can be used as diagnostic markers in breast cancer. In this study, autoantibody responses to p90/CIP2A were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blotting, and indirect immunofluorescence assay in sera from patients with breast cancer and normal human individuals. The results have demonstrated that p90/CIP2A can induce a relatively higher frequency of autoantibody response in breast cancer (19.1%) compared to the sera of normal individuals (2.3%). The frequency of p90/CIP2A expression in breast cancer tissues was significantly higher than that in adjacent normal tissues (P < 0.01). Our preliminary results suggest that autoantibodies against p90/CIP2A may be a useful serum biomarker for early stage breast cancer screening and diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Neoplasm / blood
  • Antigens, Neoplasm / immunology*
  • Autoantibodies* / blood
  • Autoantigens / immunology*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / immunology*
  • Blotting, Western
  • Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Breast Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins / immunology*
  • Tissue Array Analysis

Substances

  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Autoantibodies
  • Autoantigens
  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • CIP2A protein, human
  • Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins
  • Membrane Proteins