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Table 3

Characteristics of cancer/testis antigens with known immunogenicity in humans.

Gene/Gene Family

No. of Genes

Chromosome

CTL Recognition

Ab Recognition

References

MAGE-A

11

Xq28

+

+

19, 67, 85

BAGE

5

13 and 21

+

+a

67, 150

GAGE

8

Xp11.4-p11.2

+

Unknown

67

SSX

9

Xp11.23-p11.22

+

+

22, 67, 85, 145, 146

NY-ESO-1/LAGE-1

3b

Xq28

+

+

28, 41, 85, 86

SCP1

1

1p13-p12

Unknown

+

23

CT7/MAGE-C1

1

Xq26

Unknown

+

25, 68

CT8/HOM-TES-85

1

Xq24

Unknown

+

24

CT10

1

Xq27

Unknown

+

27, 106

CAGE

1

Xp22

Unknown

+

147

CAGE-1

1

6p24

Unknown

+

96

cTAGE1

5

18p11

Unknown

+

124

XAGE-1

5

Xp11

Unknown

+

97, 104

ACRBP/OY-TES-1

1

12p13

Unknown

+

133

aCancer Immunome Database (150), clone HOM-TS-GLI-38.
bOf the 3 family members, NY-ESO-1 and LAGE-1 are CT antigens, while the third member (ESO3) is ubiquitously expressed.

 

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