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Several cases of malignant melanomas showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Many pancreatic cancers along with a few cases of malignant gliomas, breast, cervical, urothelial and liver cancers exhibited moderate staining. Remaining malignant tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
ASIC3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
ACCN3, DRASIC, TNaC1
Description
Acid sensing (proton gated) ion channel 3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the degenerin/epithelial sodium channel (DEG/ENaC) superfamily. The members of this family are amiloride-sensitive sodium channels that contain intracellular N and C termini, two hydrophobic transmembrane regions, and a large extracellular loop, which has many cysteine residues with conserved spacing. The member encoded by this gene is an acid sensor and may play an important role in the detection of lasting pH changes. In addition, a heteromeric association between this member and acid-sensing (proton-gated) ion channel 2 has been observed as proton-gated channels sensitive to gadolinium. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2012]