METASTASIS-ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN C4.4A

摘要

The present invention relates to gene expression in normal cells and cells of metastasizing tumors and particularly to a novel metastasis-associated antigen, C4.4A, and isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding C4.4A. Also provided are vectors, host cells, antibodies, and recombinant methods for producing this human protein. The invention further relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods useful for diagnosing and treating proliferative disorders associated with a metastasizing tumor.