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  • Title: Immunochemical identification of an alpha 1-acid glycoprotein-antigenic determinant on carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and non-specific cross-reacting antigen (NCA).
    Author: Ochi Y, Ura Y, Hamazu M, Fujiyama Y, Kajita Y, Ishida M, Miyazaki T, Tamura K.
    Journal: Clin Chim Acta; 1984 Mar 27; 138(1):9-19. PubMed ID: 6201306.
    Abstract:
    An immunochemical characterization of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and NCA (non-specific cross-reacting antigen) was performed. Positive reactions of CEA and NCA (Mr 60 000) with some antibodies to alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AG) were observed. Thus, both antigens may contain immune determinants in common with alpha 1-acid glycoprotein. CEA showed positive reactivity with anti-NCA. NCA showed positive reactivity with either polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies to CEA, but negative reactivity with auto-antibodies to CEA. 125I-Tetracosapeptide (synthetic peptide-24 corresponding to the amino terminal sequence of CEA) failed to react with any antisera against CEA, NCA and AG. 125I-AG also showed no immuno-reaction with any antibody against CEA, NCA and tetracosapeptide. These results suggest that some monoclonal antibodies to CEA are directed against a common antigenic determinant of both CEA and NCA in addition to AG and tetracosapeptide, and that the auto-antibody to CEA is directed against a unique immune determinant which is not common to NCA. Thus, CEA appears to contain a unique determinant not found in NCA. Similarities in the composition of both amino acids and carbohydrates of CEA and NCA suggest that CEA is 'big-big' AG and NCA is 'big' AG.
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