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Majority of cancer tissues showed weak to moderate nucleolar positivity. Lymphomas, gliomas, renal cell carcinomas and several cases of cervical cancers were generally negative.
Few cases of melanomas, prostate, breast, colorectal, skin, ovarian, urothelial and testicular cancers exhibited weak to moderate nucleolar immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
NHP2 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
FLJ20479, NOLA2
Description
NHP2 ribonucleoprotein (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene is a member of the H/ACA snoRNPs (small nucleolar ribonucleoproteins) gene family. snoRNPs are involved in various aspects of rRNA processing and modification and have been classified into two families: C/D and H/ACA. The H/ACA snoRNPs also include the DKC1, NOLA1 and NOLA3 proteins. These four H/ACA snoRNP proteins localize to the dense fibrillar components of nucleoli and to coiled (Cajal) bodies in the nucleus. Both 18S rRNA production and rRNA pseudouridylation are impaired if any one of the four proteins is depleted. The four H/ACA snoRNP proteins are also components of the telomerase complex. This gene encodes a protein related to Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nhp2p. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]