Taxonomic distribution of proteins containing SF_P domains

The tree below includes only several representative species and genera. The complete taxonomic breakdown of all proteins containing SF_P domains can be accessed here. Click the counts or percentage values to display the corresponding proteins.

Specific loss of chondromodulin-I gene expression in chondrosarcoma and the suppression of tumor angiogenesis and growth by its recombinant protein in vivo.

Hayami T, Shukunami C, Mitsui K, Endo N, Tokunaga K, Kondo J, Takahashi HE, Hiraki Y
FEBS Lett. 1999; 458: 436-40

Chondromodulin-I (ChM-I) was previously identified as an angiogenesis inhibitor in cartilage. Here, we demonstrated that the level of ChM-I transcripts was substantially reduced to 100 or even less in the lower-grade chondrosarcomas, in articular cartilage or other benign cartilage tumors. We implanted human chondrosarcoma OUMS-27 cells into nude mice that reproducibly produced tumors with cartilaginous matrix. Tumor-induced angiogenesis was evident when the tumors were excised 30 days after implantation. However, the local administration of recombinant human ChM-I almost completely blocked vascular invasion and tumor growth in vivo. Moreover, ChM-I also inhibited the growth of HT-29 colon adenocarcinoma in vivo, implying its therapeutic potential for solid tumors.