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Weak to moderate cytoplasmic and/or membranous/nuclear positivity was observed in few gliomas, breast, colorectal, cervical, pancreatic, skin and thyroid cancers. Several carcinoids were moderate to strongly stained. Remaining cancer tissues were mostly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PTPRT (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
KIAA0283, RPTPrho
Description
Protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, T (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) family. PTPs are known to be signaling molecules that regulate a variety of cellular processes including cell growth, differentiation, mitotic cycle, and oncogenic transformation. This PTP possesses an extracellular region, a single transmembrane region, and two tandem intracellular catalytic domains, and thus represents a receptor-type PTP. The extracellular region contains a meprin-A5 antigen-PTP (MAM) domain, Ig-like and fibronectin type III-like repeats. The protein domain structure and the expression pattern of the mouse counterpart of this PTP suggest its roles in both signal transduction and cellular adhesion in the central nervous system. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene, which encode distinct proteins, have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]