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Several cases of gastric, pancreatic, liver, colorectal, cervical, breast and ovarian cancers displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and membranous immunoreactivity. Remaining malignant cells were mainly negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
LGR5 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FEX, GPR49, GPR67, HG38
Description
Leucine-rich repeat containing G protein-coupled receptor 5 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a leucine-rich repeat-containing receptor (LGR) and member of the G protein-coupled, 7-transmembrane receptor (GPCR) superfamily. The encoded protein is a receptor for R-spondins and is involved in the canonical Wnt signaling pathway. This protein plays a role in the formation and maintenance of adult intestinal stem cells during postembryonic development. Several transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015]