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Fractions of cells in few melanomas, carcinoids and breast cancers along with rare prostate, pancreatic, endometrial, urothelial and stomach cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Remaining normal tissues were negative.
A few cases of cholangiocarcinomas, prostate, ovarian and endometrial cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Remaining tumour tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
TIMP1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CLGI, EPO, TIMP
Description
TIMP metallopeptidase inhibitor 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene belongs to the TIMP gene family. The proteins encoded by this gene family are natural inhibitors of the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), a group of peptidases involved in degradation of the extracellular matrix. In addition to its inhibitory role against most of the known MMPs, the encoded protein is able to promote cell proliferation in a wide range of cell types, and may also have an anti-apoptotic function. Transcription of this gene is highly inducible in response to many cytokines and hormones. In addition, the expression from some but not all inactive X chromosomes suggests that this gene inactivation is polymorphic in human females. This gene is located within intron 6 of the synapsin I gene and is transcribed in the opposite direction. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]