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Several breast, colorectal, prostate cancers along with few glioma, endometrial, ovarian, urothelial cancers showed weak to moderate cytoplasmic positivity. Pancreas, colorectal and stomach cancer exhibited additional membranous positivity. Other cancer tissues were generally negative.
Many cases of colorectal cancers and fractions of cases in pancreatic, gastric, ovarian and lung cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Most remaining tumour cells were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
SLC17A7 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BNPI, VGLUT1
Description
Solute carrier family 17 (vesicular glutamate transporter), member 7 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a vesicle-bound, sodium-dependent phosphate transporter that is specifically expressed in the neuron-rich regions of the brain. It is preferentially associated with the membranes of synaptic vesicles and functions in glutamate transport. The protein shares 82% identity with the differentiation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter and they appear to form a distinct class within the Na+/Pi cotransporter family. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]