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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

BRAF

Description

v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1

Protein class

Enzymes, Kinases, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Mutated genes in cancer, Potential transmembrane proteins

Protein evidence

High

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes a protein belonging to the raf/mil family of serine/threonine protein kinases. This protein plays a role in regulating the MAP kinase/ERKs signaling pathway, which affects cell division, differentiation, and secretion. Mutations in this gene are associated with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, a disease characterized by heart defects, mental retardation and a distinctive facial appearance. Mutations in this gene have also been associated with various cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma, colorectal cancer, malignant melanoma, thyroid carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma of lung. A pseudogene, which is located on chromosome X, has been identified for this gene. [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)

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

No staining was observed in any of the three cell lines.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB004552
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

General cytoplasmic expression.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 72 out of 81 cell types

Reliability (APE)

High

Antibodies in assay

HPA001328, CAB004552
 

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 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 96% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

HPA001328, CAB004552
 

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

Medium
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

HPA001328

CAB004552

CAB004552

A-431 Skin Medium
Negative
A-549 Lung Medium
CACO-2 Colon Medium
HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Medium
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 Medium
Negative
U-251 MG Brain Medium
Negative

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

HPA001328 pAb
CAB004552 mAb