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A subset of tumor cells in a few cases of colorectal cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and membranous staining while testis cancers displayed moderate positivity. Fraction of tumor cells in urothelial, liver and stomach cancers exhibited moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. A single case of adenocarcinoma of lung showed strong staining. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PIGZ (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FLJ12768, MGC52163, SMP3
Description
Phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class Z (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells that serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. This gene encodes a protein that is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum, and is involved in GPI anchor biosynthesis. As shown for the yeast homolog, which is a member of a family of dolichol-phosphate-mannose (Dol-P-Man)-dependent mannosyltransferases, this protein can also add a side-branching fourth mannose to GPI precursors during the assembly of GPI anchors. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]