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Malignant tissues displayed weak to moderate cytoplasmic and/or nuclear positivity. Strong staining was observed in thyroid cancers.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
GPBP1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
DKFZp761C169, vasculin
Description
GC-rich promoter binding protein 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene was originally isolated by subtractive hybridization of cDNAs expressed in atherosclerotic plaques with a thrombus, and was found to be expressed only in vascular smooth muscle cells. However, a shorter splice variant was found to be more ubiquitously expressed. This protein is suggested to play a role in the development of atherosclerosis. Studies in mice suggest that it may also function as a GC-rich promoter-specific trans-activating transcription factor. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]