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Several cases of breast, prostate and renal cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic staining. A few cases of malignant melanomas and gliomas were strongly positive. Remaining cancer cells were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PRCP (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
HUMPCP, PCP
Description
Prolylcarboxypeptidase (angiotensinase C) (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a lysosomal prolylcarboxypeptidase, which cleaves C-terminal amino acids linked to proline in peptides such as angiotension II, III and des-Arg9-bradykinin. The cleavage occurs at acidic pH, but the enzyme activity is retained with some substrates at neutral pH. This enzyme has been shown to be an activator of the cell matrix-associated prekallikrein. The importance of angiotension II, one of the substrates of this enzyme, in regulating blood pressure and electrolyte balance suggests that this gene may be related to essential hypertension. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been observed. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]