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Moderate staining was observed in most tumors but malignant gliomas, lymphomas, melanomas as well as skin, testicular and liver cancers generally showed weak staining or were negative.
Malignant tissues generally showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic and membranous immunoreactivity. Thyroid cancers and few cases of cholangiocarcinoma were strongly stained. Malignant gliomas and melanomas as well as testicular cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
ANXA9 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
ANX31
Description
Annexin A9 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The annexins are a family of calcium-dependent phospholipid-binding proteins. Members of the annexin family contain 4 internal repeat domains, each of which includes a type II calcium-binding site. The calcium-binding sites are required for annexins to aggregate and cooperatively bind anionic phospholipids and extracellular matrix proteins. This gene encodes a divergent member of the annexin protein family in which all four homologous type II calcium-binding sites in the conserved tetrad core contain amino acid substitutions that ablate their function. However, structural analysis suggests that the conserved putative ion channel formed by the tetrad core is intact. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]