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Cancer cells were generally negative. Most testicular cancers and several skin, pancreatic and urothelial cancers along with a few stomach cancers showed moderate cytoplasmic positivity. Several cases of colorectal cancer were weakly stained.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
KATNA1
Synonyms
Description
Katanin p60 (ATPase containing) subunit A 1 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Microtubules, polymers of alpha and beta tubulin subunits, form the mitotic spindle of a dividing cell and help to organize membranous organelles during interphase. Katanin is a heterodimer that consists of a 60 kDa ATPase (p60 subunit A 1) and an 80 kDa accessory protein (p80 subunit B 1). The p60 subunit acts to sever and disassemble microtubules, while the p80 subunit targets the enzyme to the centrosome. This gene encodes the p80 subunit. This protein is a member of the AAA family of ATPases. Multiple alternatively spliced variants, encoding the same protein, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2011]