We use cookies to enhance the usability of our website. If you continue, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies. More information. Don't show this again.
Many breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers as well as a few lung cancers showed moderate to strong nuclear staining. Remaining cancer cells were negative.
Differential nuclear staining was observed within breast, endometrial and ovarian cancer, both in tumor cells and stroma. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
ESR1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
Era, ESR, NR3A1
Description
Estrogen receptor 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes an estrogen receptor, a ligand-activated transcription factor composed of several domains important for hormone binding, DNA binding, and activation of transcription. The protein localizes to the nucleus where it may form a homodimer or a heterodimer with estrogen receptor 2. Estrogen and its receptors are essential for sexual development and reproductive function, but also play a role in other tissues such as bone. Estrogen receptors are also involved in pathological processes including breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and osteoporosis. Alternative promoter usage and alternative splicing result in dozens of transcript variants, but the full-length nature of many of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2014]