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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

PIGC

Description

phosphatidylinositol glycan anchor biosynthesis, class C

Protein class

Enzymes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

Only RNA

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes an endoplasmic reticulum associated protein that is involved in glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) lipid anchor biosynthesis. The GPI lipid anchor is a glycolipid found on many blood cells and serves to anchor proteins to the cell surface. The encoded protein is one subunit of the GPI N-acetylglucosaminyl (GlcNAc) transferase that transfers GlcNAc to phosphatidylinositol (PI) on the cytoplasmic side of the endoplasmic reticulum. Two alternatively spliced transcripts that encode the same protein have been found for this gene. A pseudogene on chromosome 11 has also been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

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

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Pending subcellular analysis

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Most of the normal tissues displayed moderate cytoplasmic and membranous positivity. Strong staining was observed in renal glomeruli. Cells of the CNS (not neurophil) and lymphoid tissues were negative.

Tissue specificity

Staining in 41 out of 81 cell types

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA036663
 

Organ

No of cell types

Antibody staining

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 antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 73% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

HPA036663
 

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

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

Tissue

Cancer staining

Normal tissue
staining

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

A-431 Skin High

-

-

A-549 Lung Medium

-

-

CACO-2 Colon Medium

-

-

HEK 293 Embryonal kidney High

-

-

HeLa Cervix Medium

-

-

Hep-G2 Liver Medium

-

-

MCF-7 Pleural effusion Medium

-

-

PC-3 Bone marrow High

-

-

RT-4 Urinary bladder Medium

-

-

U-2 OS Bone High

-

-

U-251 MG Brain Medium

-

-

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

HPA036663 pAb