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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

LIF

Description

leukemia inhibitory factor

Protein class

Candidate cancer biomarkers, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potentially secreted proteins

Protein evidence

High

Entrez gene summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a pleiotropic cytokine with roles in several different systems. It is involved in the induction of hematopoietic differentiation in normal and myeloid leukemia cells, induction of neuronal cell differentiation, regulator of mesenchymal to epithelial conversion during kidney development, and may also have a role in immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

2 in total
0 with predicted TM region
1 with predicted signal peptide

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Cytoplasm

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Localized to the cytoplasm.

Reliability (APE)

High

Antibodies in assay

HPA018844, CAB025985
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Mainly cytoplasmic expression in most tissues.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 67 out of 81 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Very low

Antibodies in assay

HPA018844, CAB025985
 

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 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 78% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

HPA018844, CAB025985
 

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

HPA018844

HPA018844

CAB025985

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

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

HPA018844 pAb
CAB025985 mAb