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Rare cases of carcinoid, lung and skin cancers displayed strong cytoplasmic staining. Moderate cytoplasmic positivity with additional nuclear or membranous staining was observed in few cases of urothelial and renal cancers. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
Most breast- and prostate cancers and several pancreatic cancers and lymphomas showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and nuclear immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were weakly stained or negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
PRKCB (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
PKCB, PRKCB1, PRKCB2
Description
Protein kinase C, beta (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine- and threonine-specific protein kinases that can be activated by calcium and second messenger diacylglycerol. PKC family members phosphorylate a wide variety of protein targets and are known to be involved in diverse cellular signaling pathways. PKC family members also serve as major receptors for phorbol esters, a class of tumor promoters. Each member of the PKC family has a specific expression profile and is believed to play a distinct role in cells. The protein encoded by this gene is one of the PKC family members. This protein kinase has been reported to be involved in many different cellular functions, such as B cell activation, apoptosis induction, endothelial cell proliferation, and intestinal sugar absorption. Studies in mice also suggest that this kinase may also regulate neuronal functions and correlate fear-induced conflict behavior after stress. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been reported. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]