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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

VCL

Description

vinculin

Protein class

Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Plasma proteins

Protein evidence

High

Entrez gene summary

Vinculin is a cytoskeletal protein associated with cell-cell and cell-matrix junctions, where it is thought to function as one of several interacting proteins involved in anchoring F-actin to the membrane. Defects in VCL are the cause of cardiomyopathy dilated type 1W. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a disorder characterized by ventricular dilation and impaired systolic function, resulting in congestive heart failure and arrhythmia. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene, but the biological validity of some variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

4 in total
0 with predicted TM region
0 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Mitochondria

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Localized to mitochondria.

Reliability (APE)

Very low

Antibodies in assay

HPA002131, CAB002453
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Cytoplasmic expression in most cells except cells in the CNS.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 69 out of 82 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Medium

Antibodies in assay

HPA002131, CAB002453
 

Organ

No of cell types

Protein expression

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 13
Respiratory (lung) 4
Cardiovascular 1
Female tissues 13
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 14
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of annotated protein expression





High
Medium
Low
None

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 88% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

HPA002131, CAB002453
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Breast cancer
 
Carcinoid
 
Cervical cancer
 
 
Colorectal cancer
 
 
Endometrial cancer
 
 
Glioma
 
Head and neck cancer
 
 
Liver cancer
 
 
Lung cancer
 
 
Lymphoma
 
 
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Protein
expression of
normal tissue

Melanoma
 
Ovarian cancer
 
Pancreatic cancer
 
Prostate cancer
 
Renal cancer
 
Skin cancer
 
Stomach cancer
 
 
Testis cancer
 
Thyroid cancer
 
Urothelial cancer
 

Level of antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

High
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

HPA002131

CAB002453

HPA002131

CAB002453

A-431 Skin High
ModerateNegative
A-549 Lung High
CACO-2 Colon High
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney High
HeLa Cervix High
Hep-G2 Liver High

-

MCF-7 Pleural effusion Medium
PC-3 Bone marrow High
RT-4 Urinary bladder High
U-2 OS Bone High
Negative
U-251 MG Brain High
Negative

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

HPA002131 pAb
CAB002453 mAb