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Single cases of strong cytoplasmic staining in colon cancer, some carcinoids, renal cancer, lung cancer, and cancer of the prostate. Most other cancer tissues were ngative.
Single cases of breast, gastric and liver cancers displayed strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PTPRN2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
IA-2beta, ICAAR, KIAA0387, phogrin
Description
Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, N polypeptide 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a protein with sequence similarity to receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatases. However, tyrosine phosphatase activity has not been experimentally validated for this protein. Studies of the rat ortholog suggest that the encoded protein may instead function as a phosphatidylinositol phosphatase with the ability to dephosphorylate phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol 4,5-diphosphate, and this function may be involved in the regulation of insulin secretion. This protein has been identified as an autoantigen in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2015]