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Most cancer tissues showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic immunoreactivity. Additional membranous positivity was displayed by colorectal cancers. Occasional non-Hodgkin's lymphomas were strongly stained. Several melanomas, hepatocellular carcinomas and renal cancers were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
DGKA (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
DAGK, DAGK1, DGK-alpha
Description
Diacylglycerol kinase, alpha 80kDa (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the eukaryotic diacylglycerol kinase family. It acts as a modulator that competes with protein kinase C for the second messenger diacylglycerol in intracellular signaling pathways. It also plays an important role in the resynthesis of phosphatidylinositols and phosphorylating diacylglycerol to phosphatidic acid. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and four transcript variants encoding the same protein have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]