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Cytoplasmic and membranous staining of various intensity was observed in most cancers. Lymphomas, renal and squamous cell carcinomas was essentially negative.
Strong nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity was observed in most gliomas and melanomas. Moderate positivity was displayed in a few cases of thyroid, ovarian and breast cancers. Tumor cells in remaining cancer tissues were negative. Immune cells in tumor stroma were strongly stained.
Moderate to strong cytoplasmic and nuclear positivity was observed in glioma and melanoma. Remaining cancers were in general negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
S100B (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
S100beta
Description
S100 calcium binding protein B (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the S100 family of proteins containing 2 EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and/or nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of cellular processes such as cell cycle progression and differentiation. S100 genes include at least 13 members which are located as a cluster on chromosome 1q21; however, this gene is located at 21q22.3. This protein may function in Neurite extension, proliferation of melanoma cells, stimulation of Ca2+ fluxes, inhibition of PKC-mediated phosphorylation, astrocytosis and axonal proliferation, and inhibition of microtubule assembly. Chromosomal rearrangements and altered expression of this gene have been implicated in several neurological, neoplastic, and other types of diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Down's syndrome, epilepsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, melanoma, and type I diabetes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
MEMSAT-SVM predicted membrane proteins SPOCTOPUS predicted membrane proteins Predicted intracellular proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Candidate cardiovascular disease genes Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)