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Malignancies generally showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Strongest staining was observed in malignant carcinoids and in prostate and pancreatic cancers, where more than half of the cases were strongly stained. Prostate cancers showed stronger positivity in nuclei than in cytoplasm. Most skin cancers were weakly stained.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
GSTZ1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
GSTZ1-1, MAAI, MAI
Description
Glutathione S-transferase zeta 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene is a member of the glutathione S-transferase (GSTs) super-family which encodes multifunctional enzymes important in the detoxification of electrophilic molecules, including carcinogens, mutagens, and several therapeutic drugs, by conjugation with glutathione. This enzyme catalyzes the conversion of maleylacetoacetate to fumarylacetoacatate, which is one of the steps in the phenylalanine/tyrosine degradation pathway. Deficiency of a similar gene in mouse causes oxidative stress. Several transcript variants of this gene encode multiple protein isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2015]