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Most cancer cells showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Additional membranous staining was exhibited in colorectal cancers. A few cases of endometrial cancers, carcinoids, papillary adenocarcinomas of thyroid, high grade gliomas and duct carcinomas of breast were strongly stained. Lymphomas and several lung cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
DCTN3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
DCTN-22
Description
Dynactin 3 (p22) (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes the smallest subunit of dynactin, a macromolecular complex consisting of 10 subunits ranging in size from 22 to 150 kD. Dynactin binds to both microtubules and cytoplasmic dynein. It is involved in a diverse array of cellular functions, including ER-to-Golgi transport, the centripetal movement of lysosomes and endosomes, spindle formation, cytokinesis, chromosome movement, nuclear positioning, and axonogenesis. This subunit, like most other dynactin subunits, exists only as a part of the dynactin complex. It is primarily an alpha-helical protein with very little coiled coil, and binds directly to the largest subunit (p150) of dynactin. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2013]