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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-22
pubmed:abstractText
Different isoforms of fibronectin are derived from a single gene by alternative processing of the primary RNA transcript or by posttranslational modifications. We have previously demonstrated that an oncofetal fibronectin (FN) isoform derived by O-glycosylation is highly associated with malignancy in breast and oral tumors. Another oncofetal FN isoform containing the ED-B sequence is derived by alternative splicing, and FN containing ED-B has been found to be a stromal marker of malignancies in various tissues. Here we report a comparative study by immunohistology of the distribution of the ED-B-containing isoform and the oncofetal FN isoform derived by O-glycosylation, in oral squamous cell carcinomas, premalignant lesions, and normal oral mucosa. A selective expression of the ED-B-containing isoform was demonstrated in close relation to the invading carcinoma (38/38), whereas there was virtually no staining in submucosa underlying premalignant lesions (1/11) and normal epithelium (0/5). The ED-B-containing FN showed close co-distribution and staining pattern with the oncofetal isoform derived by O-glycosylation. These results demonstrate that accumulation of FN adjacent to oral carcinomas includes both the ED-B-containing isoform and the isoform derived by O-glycosylation. Although both the change in primary structure and glycosylation of FN create conformational and immunologically detectable changes, the functional consequences in association with invasive carcinoma are poorly understood at present. Diagnostic implications especially of borderline lesions as well as evaluation of tumor aggressiveness may, however, be important.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0903-4641
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
695-702
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Alternative Splicing, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Antigens, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Exons, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Fibronectins, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Glycosylation, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Isomerism, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Leukoplakia, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Lichen Planus, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Mouth Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Neoplasm Recurrence, Local, pubmed-meshheading:7946273-Precancerous Conditions
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Oncofetal fibronectins in oral carcinomas: correlation of two different types.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Diagnostics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Genoa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't