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Pancreatic cancers showed strong membranous and cytoplasmic staining. Distinct staining was also observed in cases of cholangiocarcinomas, stomach, ovary and colorectal cancers. Remaining cancers were in general negative.
Cancer cells showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity. Strong cytoplasmic and membranous positivity was seen in the adenocarcinomas of pancreas and stomach and in a few cases of mucinous cystadenocarcinomas of ovary and cholangiocarcinomas of liver.
Moderate to strong membranous and cytoplasmic positivity was observed in mucinous cystadenocarcinomas of ovary, most gastric cancers along with several cholangiocarcinomas, lung and pancreatic cancers. Remaining cancer tissues were generally negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CLDN18 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
SFTPJ
Description
Claudin 18 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the claudin family. Claudins are integral membrane proteins and components of tight junction strands. Tight junction strands serve as a physical barrier to prevent solutes and water from passing freely through the paracellular space between epithelial or endothelial cell sheets, and also play critical roles in maintaining cell polarity and signal transductions. This gene is upregulated in patients with ulcerative colitis and highly overexpressed in infiltrating ductal adenocarcinomas. PKC/MAPK/AP-1 (protein kinase C/mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein-1) dependent pathway regulates the expression of this gene in gastric cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2010]