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Antibody validation

Dictionary

Level of antibody staining/expression





High
Medium
Low
Not detected

GENERAL INFORMATION

Gene name

NES

Gene description

Nestin

Protein class

Plasma proteins
Predicted intracellular proteins

Predicted localization

Intracellular

Number of transcripts

1
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HUMAN PROTEIN ATLAS INFORMATION

RNA category

TCGA (cancer tissue):Group enriched (glioma, melanoma, testis cancer)
HPA (cell line):Cell line enhanced (AF22, LHCN-M2, RH-30)
HPA (normal tissue):Tissue enhanced (heart muscle)

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level

Protein expression
normal tissue

Selective expression in endothelial cells, renal glomeruli, myoepithelial cells and cardiac myocytes.

ANTIBODY IHC RELIABILITY

Data reliability
description

Antibody staining consistent with RNA expression data.

Reliability score

Supported based on 4 antibodies.
HPA007007 , HPA026111 , CAB005889 , CAB058692
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PROGNOSTIC SUMMARY

Prognostic marker in renal cancer (unfavourable).
Renal cancer p<0.001
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RNA EXPRESSION OVERVIEW

TCGA dataset
RNA cancer category: Group enriched (glioma, melanoma, testis cancer)

PROTEIN EXPRESSION

Colorectal cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
Lung cancer
Glioma

STAINING SUMMARY

HPA007007
HPA026111
CAB005889
CAB058692

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

Most malignancies were negative. Strong cytoplasmic and membranous positivity was observed in malignant melanomas, gliomas and several testicular cancers as well as a few cases of squamous cell carcinomas and urothelial cancer.

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

Most malignant tissues were negative. Malignant melanomas and several cases of malignant gliomas exhibited moderate to strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity.

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

Malignant melanomas an gliomas displayed strong cytoplasmic and nuclear immunoreactivity. Most other malignant cells were negative.

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Cancer

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Staining summary

Melanomas showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. A few cases of gliomas, endometrial and lung cancers displayed moderate positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.

GENE INFORMATION

Gene name

NES (HGNC Symbol)

Synonyms

FLJ21841

Description

Nestin (HGNC Symbol)

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes a member of the intermediate filament protein family and is expressed primarily in nerve cells. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011]

Chromosome

1

Cytoband

q23.1

Chromosome location (bp)

156668763 - 156677397

Protein evidence

Evidence at protein level (all genes)

Ensembl

ENSG00000132688 (version 83.38)

Entrez gene

10763

UniProt

P48681 (UniProt - Evidence at protein level)

neXtProt

NX_P48681

Antibodypedia

NES antibodies

PROTEIN BROWSER

NES-001

PROTEIN INFORMATION

Splice variant

UniProt

Protein class

Gene ontology

Length & mass

Signal peptide
(predicted)

Transmembrane regions
(predicted)

NES-001
ENSP00000357206
ENST00000368223
P48681 [Direct mapping]
Nestin
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Predicted intracellular proteins
Plasma proteins
Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014)
Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
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GO:0000086 [G2/M transition of mitotic cell cycle]
GO:0003674 [molecular_function]
GO:0005198 [structural molecule activity]
GO:0005515 [protein binding]
GO:0005737 [cytoplasm]
GO:0005882 [intermediate filament]
GO:0007399 [nervous system development]
GO:0007417 [central nervous system development]
GO:0007420 [brain development]
GO:0019215 [intermediate filament binding]
GO:0030844 [positive regulation of intermediate filament depolymerization]
GO:0031076 [embryonic camera-type eye development]
GO:0032091 [negative regulation of protein binding]
GO:0043086 [negative regulation of catalytic activity]
GO:0043524 [negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process]
GO:0045111 [intermediate filament cytoskeleton]
GO:0048858 [cell projection morphogenesis]
GO:0072089 [stem cell proliferation]
GO:2000179 [positive regulation of neural precursor cell proliferation]
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1621 aa
177.4 kDa
No 0

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