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External characterization data supports antibody staining but no internal RNA data available for correlation. Antibody staining in cells/structures not annotated, view images.
Fraction of cells in rare cases of adenocarcinoma of ovary, uterus, head neck cancer displayed weak to moderate membranous immunoreactivity with additional cytoplasmic staining in pancreatic cancer. Subset of cells in a case adenocarcinoma of lung displayed strong cytoplasmic or nuclear positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
BEST1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BEST, BMD, RP50, VMD2
Description
Bestrophin 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the bestrophin gene family. This small gene family is characterized by proteins with a highly conserved N-terminus with four to six transmembrane domains. Bestrophins may form chloride ion channels or may regulate voltage-gated L-type calcium-ion channels. Bestrophins are generally believed to form calcium-activated chloride-ion channels in epithelial cells but they have also been shown to be highly permeable to bicarbonate ion transport in retinal tissue. Mutations in this gene are responsible for juvenile-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD2), also known as Best macular dystrophy, in addition to adult-onset vitelliform macular dystrophy (AVMD) and other retinopathies. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants encoding distinct isoforms.[provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]