Is the low prevalence Rh antigen Be ( a ) ( Rh36 ) associated with RHCE*ce 662C > G in exon 5 , which is predicted to encode Rhce 221Arg?
The low prevalence Rh antigen, Be(a), is associated with a single nucleotide change in exon 5 of RHCE*ce; that of 662C>G and this change is predicted to alter proline at amino acid position 221 of Rhce to arginine. The fundamental differences in the properties of these two amino acids may impose a steric and/or charge-related effect on the protein, and thereby provide an explanation for the weakened expression of c, e and f (ce) antigens in the Be(a) phenotype.
These data suggest that HC-1 is an effective compound to target cancer stem cells, and the combination treatment of HC-1 and 5-fluorouracil can stimulate the tumor suppressive effect on oral squamous cell carcinoma cells.