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A majority of thyroid, pancreas and prostate cancers as well as several cases of breast, endometrial and urothelial cancers displayed moderate cytoplasmic positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were generally weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
SLC5A11 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
KST1, SGLT6, SMIT2
Description
Solute carrier family 5 (sodium/inositol cotransporter), member 11 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Cotransporters, such as SLC5A11, represent a major class of proteins that make use of ion gradients to drive active transport for the cellular accumulation of nutrients, neurotransmitters, osmolytes, and ions Roll et al. (2002) [PubMed 12039040].[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]