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Cancer tissues showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic and membranous positivity. The majority of melanomas as well as several gliomas, urothelial, endometrial and cervical cancers were strongly stained. Several testicular cancers were negative.
Cancer tissues showed strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
BTN3A3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BTF3, BTN3.3
Description
Butyrophilin, subfamily 3, member A3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The butyrophilin (BTN) genes are a group of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-associated genes that encode type I membrane proteins with 2 extracellular immunoglobulin (Ig) domains and an intracellular B30.2 (PRYSPRY) domain. Three subfamilies of human BTN genes are located in the MHC class I region: the single-copy BTN1A1 gene (MIM 601610) and the BTN2 (e.g., BTN2A1; MIM 613590) and BTN3 (e.g., BNT3A3) genes, which have undergone tandem duplication, resulting in 3 copies of each (summary by Smith et al., 2010 [PubMed 20208008]).[supplied by OMIM, Nov 2010]