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Cancer tissues displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity with a granular pattern. Additional nucleolar staining was observed in several cases.
Most cancer tissues displayed moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. A few lung adenocarcinomas, prostate and endometrial cancers were strongly stained. Testicular cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and membranous positivity. Gliomas and skin cancers were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
MRPS6 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
C21orf101, MRP-S6, RPMS6
Description
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S6 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Mammalian mitochondrial ribosomal proteins are encoded by nuclear genes and help in protein synthesis within the mitochondrion. Mitochondrial ribosomes (mitoribosomes) consist of a small 28S subunit and a large 39S subunit. They have an estimated 75% protein to rRNA composition compared to prokaryotic ribosomes, where this ratio is reversed. Another difference between mammalian mitoribosomes and prokaryotic ribosomes is that the latter contain a 5S rRNA. Among different species, the proteins comprising the mitoribosome differ greatly in sequence, and sometimes in biochemical properties, which prevents easy recognition by sequence homology. This gene encodes a 28S subunit protein that belongs to the ribosomal protein S6P family. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene are found on chromosomes 1p and 12q. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]