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Papillary adenocarcinomas of thyroid and several colorectal cancers displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Many squamous cell carcinomas, pancreatic and renal cancers along with a few ovarian and stomach cancers were moderately stained. Remaining malignant cells were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
NCALD
Synonyms
Description
Neurocalcin delta (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the neuronal calcium sensor (NCS) family of calcium-binding proteins. The protein contains an N-terminal myristoylation signal and four EF-hand calcium binding loops. The protein is cytosolic at resting calcium levels; however, elevated intracellular calcium levels induce a conformational change that exposes the myristoyl group, resulting in protein association with membranes and partial co-localization with the perinuclear trans-golgi network. The protein is thought to be a regulator of G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction. Several alternatively spliced variants of this gene have been determined, all of which encode the same protein; additional variants may exist but their biological validity has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]