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A majority of cancers showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic staining. A few cases of testicular cancers were strongly stained. Melanomas and gastric cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
LTBP4 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FLJ46318, FLJ90018, LTBP-4, LTBP-4L
Description
Latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 4 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene binds transforming growth factor beta (TGFB) as it is secreted and targeted to the extracellular matrix. TGFB is biologically latent after secretion and insertion into the extracellular matrix, and sheds TGFB and other proteins upon activation. Defects in this gene may be a cause of cutis laxa and severe pulmonary, gastrointestinal, and urinary abnormalities. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, May 2010]
Q8N2S1 [Direct mapping] Latent-transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 4
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Predicted secreted proteins Secreted proteins predicted by MDSEC SignalP predicted secreted proteins Phobius predicted secreted proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted secreted proteins Plasma proteins Disease related genes Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)