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A majority of cancer cells displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity. A few cases of gliomas, hepatocellular carcinomas and thyroid cancers showed strong immunoreactivity. Squamous cell carcinomas were generally negative.
Most cancers displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity with a granular pattern. Prostate cancer and several hepatocellular carcinomas and endometrial cancers were strongly stained. Most gliomas and lymphomas were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
XRN1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
SEP1
Description
5'-3' exoribonuclease 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the 5'-3' exonuclease family. The encoded protein may be involved in replication-dependent histone mRNA degradation, and interacts directly with the enhancer of mRNA-decapping protein 4. In addition to mRNA metabolism, a similar protein in yeast has been implicated in a variety of nuclear and cytoplasmic functions, including homologous recombination, meiosis, telomere maintenance, and microtubule assembly. Mutations in this gene are associated with osteosarcoma, suggesting that the encoded protein may also play a role in bone formation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]