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Cancer tissues generally displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic staining. Most cases of prostate cancer, endometrial cancer,melanoma and urothelial cancer displayed strong cytoplasmic immunoreactivity.
Colorectal cancers and cases of stomach, pancreatic and liver cancers displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KCNMB3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
KCNMB2, KCNMBL
Description
Potassium channel subfamily M regulatory beta subunit 3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
MaxiK channels are large conductance, voltage and calcium-sensitive potassium channels which are fundamental to the control of smooth muscle tone and neuronal excitability. MaxiK channels can be formed by 2 subunits: the pore-forming alpha subunit and the modulatory beta subunit. The protein encoded by this gene is an auxiliary beta subunit which may partially inactivate or slightly decrease the activation time of MaxiK alpha subunit currents. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. A related pseudogene has been identified on chromosome 22. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]