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A few cases of malignant melanomas, colorectal, ovarian, endometrial, testicular and urothelial cancers displayed moderate nuclear staining in a fraction of cells. Remaining malignant cells showed weak cytoplasmic and/or nuclear positivity or were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
ACTL6B (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
ACTL6, BAF53B
Description
Actin-like 6B (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a family of actin-related proteins (ARPs) which share significant amino acid sequence identity to conventional actins. Both actins and ARPs have an actin fold, which is an ATP-binding cleft, as a common feature. The ARPs are involved in diverse cellular processes, including vesicular transport, spindle orientation, nuclear migration and chromatin remodeling. This gene encodes a subunit of the BAF (BRG1/brm-associated factor) complex in mammals, which is functionally related to SWI/SNF complex in S. cerevisiae and Drosophila; the latter is thought to facilitate transcriptional activation of specific genes by antagonizing chromatin-mediated transcriptional repression. This subunit may be involved in the regulation of genes by structural modulation of their chromatin, specifically in the brain. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]