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Rare case of pancreatic cancer displayed strong cytoplasmic positivity. Occasional cases of liver, urothelial, renal and ovarian cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic and nuclear positivity with occasional membranous staining in colorectal cancer. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
GGT5 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
GGT-REL, GGTLA1
Description
Gamma-glutamyltransferase 5 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene is a member of the gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase gene family, and some reports indicate that it is capable of cleaving the gamma-glutamyl moiety of glutathione. The protein encoded by this gene is synthesized as a single, catalytically-inactive polypeptide, that is processed post-transcriptionally to form a heavy and light subunit, with the catalytic activity contained within the small subunit. The encoded enzyme is able to convert leukotriene C4 to leukotriene D4, but appears to have distinct substrate specificity compared to gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2014]