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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

MAX

Description

MYC associated factor X

Protein class

Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Transcription factors

Protein evidence

High

Entrez gene summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLHZ) family of transcription factors. It is able to form homodimers and heterodimers with other family members, which include Mad, Mxi1 and Myc. Myc is an oncoprotein implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. The homodimers and heterodimers compete for a common DNA target site (the E box) and rearrangement among these dimer forms provides a complex system of transcriptional regulation. Mutations of this gene have been reported to be associated with hereditary pheochromocytoma. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 7. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

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

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Nucleus but not nucleoli

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Staining of nucleus in U-251 MG, cytoplasm in U-2 OS and both in A-431.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA003474
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Nuclear expression at variable levels in most tissues.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 73 out of 80 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Medium

Antibodies in assay

CAB000328, HPA003474
 

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 12
Placenta 2
Male tissues 5
Urinary tract (kidney) 3
Skin and soft tissues 13
Endocrine tissues 3

Level of annotated protein expression





High
Medium
Low
None

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 60% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB000328, HPA003474
 

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

CAB000328

HPA003474

HPA003474

A-431 Skin High
Moderate
A-549 Lung High
CACO-2 Colon High
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney High
HeLa Cervix Medium
Hep-G2 Liver Medium
MCF-7 Pleural effusion High
PC-3 Bone marrow High
RT-4 Urinary bladder High
U-2 OS Bone High
Weak
U-251 MG Brain High
Weak

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

CAB000328 msAb
HPA003474 pAb