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A majority cases of breast cancers displayed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and membranous positivity. Thyroid cancers along with several cases of ovarian, cervical, endometrial, lung, urothelial and pancreatic cancers showed moderate positivity. Remaining cancer tissues were negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
GPBAR1 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
BG37, GPCR, GPCR19, GPR131, M-BAR, MGC40597, TGR5
Description
G protein-coupled bile acid receptor 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. This enzyme functions as a cell surface receptor for bile acids. Treatment of cells expressing this GPCR with bile acids induces the production of intracellular cAMP, activation of a MAP kinase signaling pathway, and internalization of the receptor. The receptor is implicated in the suppression of macrophage functions and regulation of energy homeostasis by bile acids. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]