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Cancer tissues generally showed weak immunoreactivity or were negative. Cases of colorectal, prostate, thyroid, liver and gastric cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic staining.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CCM2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
C7orf22, MGC4607, OSM
Description
Cerebral cavernous malformation 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a scaffold protein that functions in the stress-activated p38 Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade. The protein interacts with SMAD specific E3 ubiquitin protein ligase 1 (also known as SMURF1) via a phosphotyrosine binding domain to promote RhoA degradation. The protein is required for normal cytoskeletal structure, cell-cell interactions, and lumen formation in endothelial cells. Mutations in this gene result in cerebral cavernous malformations. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2009]