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Most cases of prostate cancer showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Several cases of breast and colorectal cancers along with rare lung, skin and urothelial cancers displayed moderate cytoplasmic staining. Remaining cancers were weakly stained or negative.
Prostate cancers, several cases of breast cancer, few cases of urothelial and lung cancers exhibited moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
FASN (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FAS, SDR27X1
Description
Fatty acid synthase (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The enzyme encoded by this gene is a multifunctional protein. Its main function is to catalyze the synthesis of palmitate from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA, in the presence of NADPH, into long-chain saturated fatty acids. In some cancer cell lines, this protein has been found to be fused with estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha), in which the N-terminus of FAS is fused in-frame with the C-terminus of ER-alpha. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Enzymes ENZYME proteins Oxidoreductases Transferases Hydrolases Lyases MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins THUMBUP predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers FDA approved drug targets Small molecule drugs Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)