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Cytoplasmic expression in all tissues combined with membranous and nuclear expression in several different cell types, highly abundant in testis, striated and smooth muscle.
ANTIBODY IHC RELIABILITY
Data reliability description
Antibody staining mainly not consistent with RNA expression data. Pending external verification.
A majority of cancer tissues displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic staining combined with membranous positivity in several cases. Most prostate cancer tissues showed strong cytoplasmic positivity while glioma frequently showed strong cytoplasmic and nuclear positivity. Most renal carcinomas were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CETN3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CEN3
Description
Centrin, EF-hand protein, 3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene contains four EF-hand calcium binding domains, and is a member of the centrin protein family. Centrins are evolutionarily conserved proteins similar to the CDC31 protein of S. cerevisiae. Yeast CDC31 is located at the centrosome of interphase and mitotic cells, where it plays a fundamental role in centrosome duplication and separation. Multiple forms of the proteins similar to the yeast centrin have been identified in human and other mammalian cells, some of which have been shown to be associated with centrosome fractions. This protein appears to be one of the most abundant centrins associated with centrosome, which suggests a similar function to its yeast counterpart. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2014]