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Most cancer tissues displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic staining combined with cases of membranous positivity. A majority of renal cancer were weakly stained or negative.
Moderate cytoplasmic staining was observed in most cancer tissues. Several colorectal cancers displayed strong immunoreactivity while several renal cancers were weakly stained.
Most cases of colon and testis cancer along with several breast, thyroid, liver cancers and gliomas expressed moderate staining. Other cancer tissues were in general negative or weakly stained.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
STK36 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FU, KIAA1278
Description
Serine/threonine kinase 36 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the serine/threonine kinase family of enzymes. This family member is similar to a Drosophila protein that plays a key role in the Hedgehog signaling pathway. This human protein is a positive regulator of the GLI zinc-finger transcription factors. Knockout studies of the homologous mouse gene suggest that defects in this human gene may lead to congenital hydrocephalus, possibly due to a functional defect in motile cilia. Because Hedgehog signaling is frequently activated in certain kinds of gastrointestinal cancers, it has been suggested that this gene is a target for the treatment of these cancers. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]