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Malignant cells generally showed weak to moderate nucleolar staining combined with cytoplasmic positivity in fractions of cases. Fractions of cases in testicular, colorectal and urothelial cancers were strongly stained. Several malignant gliomas, malignant lymphomas and prostate cancers along with a few squamous cell carcinomas were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
DDX18 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
MrDb
Description
DEAD (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp) box polypeptide 18 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
DEAD box proteins, characterized by the conserved motif Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp (DEAD), are putative RNA helicases. They are implicated in a number of cellular processes involving alteration of RNA secondary structure such as translation initiation, nuclear and mitochondrial splicing, and ribosome and spliceosome assembly. Based on their distribution patterns, some members of this family are believed to be involved in embryogenesis, spermatogenesis, and cellular growth and division. This gene encodes a DEAD box protein, and it is activated by Myc protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Hydrolases Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)