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Almost all malignancies showed moderate cytoplasmic staining.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CPB2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CPU, PCPB, TAFI
Description
Carboxypeptidase B2 (plasma) (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Carboxypeptidases are enzymes that hydrolyze C-terminal peptide bonds. The carboxypeptidase family includes metallo-, serine, and cysteine carboxypeptidases. According to their substrate specificity, these enzymes are referred to as carboxypeptidase A (cleaving aliphatic residues) or carboxypeptidase B (cleaving basic amino residues). The protein encoded by this gene is activated by trypsin and acts on carboxypeptidase B substrates. After thrombin activation, the mature protein downregulates fibrinolysis. Polymorphisms have been described for this gene and its promoter region. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2013]