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Most cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative. Moderate to strong cytoplasmic staining was observed in melanomas while several skin cancers were strongly stained. Moderate cytoplasmic staining was observed in several renal, thyroid and testicular cancers.
Two seminomas displayed weak cytoplasmatic positivity. Otherwise all cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CALD1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
CDM, H-CAD, L-CAD
Description
Caldesmon 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a calmodulin- and actin-binding protein that plays an essential role in the regulation of smooth muscle and nonmuscle contraction. The conserved domain of this protein possesses the binding activities to Ca(2+)-calmodulin, actin, tropomyosin, myosin, and phospholipids. This protein is a potent inhibitor of the actin-tropomyosin activated myosin MgATPase, and serves as a mediating factor for Ca(2+)-dependent inhibition of smooth muscle contraction. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]