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A majority of malignant cells displayed moderate to strong nucleolar staining, in some cases with additional cytoplasmic positivity. Several cases of malignant lymphomas and renal cancers along with a few cases of malignant gliomas were weakly stained or negative.
Weak to moderate cytoplasmic and nucleolar positivity was observed in most malignancies. Colorectal cancer and a majority of testicular cancer were strongly stained.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
BYSL
Synonyms
Description
Bystin-like (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Bystin is expressed as a 2-kb major transcript and a 3.6-kb minor transcript in SNG-M cells and in human trophoblastic teratocarcinoma HT-H cells. Protein binding assays determined that bystin binds directly to trophinin and tastin, and that binding is enhanced when cytokeratins 8 and 18 are present. Immunocytochemistry of HT-H cells showed that bystin colocalizes with trophinin, tastin, and the cytokeratins, suggesting that these molecules form a complex in trophectoderm cells at the time of implantation. Using immunohistochemistry it was determined that trophinin and bystin are found in the placenta from the sixth week of pregnancy. Both proteins were localized in the cytoplasm of the syncytiotrophoblast in the chorionic villi and in endometrial decidual cells at the uteroplacental interface. After week 10, the levels of trophinin, tastin, and bystin decreased and then disappeared from placental villi. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]