Western Blot using CPTC-MAGEA4-1 as primary Ab against Ag 10479 (lane 2).
Also included are molecular wt. standards (lane 1) and mouse IgG control (lane 3).
Protein Array in which CPTC-MAGEA4-1 is screened against the NCI60 cell line panel for expression. Data is normalized to a mean signal of 1.0 and standard deviation of 0.5.
Western Blot using CPTC-MAGEA4-2 as primary Ab against Ag 10479 (lane 2).
Also included are molecular wt. standards (lane 1) and mouse IgG control (lane 3).
Protein Array in which CPTC-MAGEA4-2 is screened against the NCI60 cell line panel for expression. Data is normalized to a mean signal of 1.0 and standard deviation of 0.5. Color conveys over-expression level (green), basal level (blue), under-expression level (red).
Western Blot using CPTC-MAGEA4-3 as primary Ab against Ag 10479 (lane 2).
Also included are molecular wt. standards (lane 1) and mouse IgG control (lane 3).
This gene is a member of the MAGEA gene family. The members of this family encode proteins with 50 to 80% sequence identity to each other. The promoters and first exons of the MAGEA genes show considerable variability, suggesting that the existence of this gene family enables the same function to be expressed under different transcriptional controls. The MAGEA genes are clustered at chromosomal location Xq28. They have been implicated in some hereditary disorders, such as dyskeratosis congenita. At least four variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. The function is not known, though may play a role in embryonal development and tumor transformation or aspects of tumor progression