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Several testicular cancers displayed strong cytoplasmic staining with additional nuclear positivity. Cancer tissues in general displayed weak to moderate positivity. Several cases of glioma, lymphoma and renal cancer were negative.
Most of the cancers displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Additional membranous staining was observed in several pancreatic cancers and a few colorectal cancers. Most gliomas, lymphomas and renal cancers were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
MRPS31 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
IMOGN38
Description
Mitochondrial ribosomal protein S31 (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. The 28S subunit of the mammalian mitoribosome may play a crucial and characteristic role in translation initiation. This gene encodes a 28S subunit protein that has also been associated with type 1 diabetes; however, its relationship to the etiology of this disease remains to be clarified. Pseudogenes corresponding to this gene have been found on chromosomes 3 and 13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]