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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

FNTA

Description

farnesyltransferase, CAAX box, alpha

Protein class

Enzymes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

Prenyltransferases can attach either a farnesyl group or a geranylgeranyl group in thioether linkage to the cysteine residue of proteins with a C-terminal CAAX box. CAAX geranylgeranyltransferase and CAAX farnesyltransferase are heterodimers that share the same alpha subunit but have different beta subunits. This gene encodes the alpha subunit of these transferases. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. Related pseudogenes have been identified on chromosomes 11 and 13. [provided by RefSeq, May 2010]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

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

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Main location(s)

Cytoplasm

Additional location(s)

 

Staining summary

Staining of the cytoplasm in U-251 MG and U-2 OS.

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

HPA018830
 

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Expression summary

Ubiquitous cytoplasmic and nuclear expression. Caution: Based on antibodies targeting proteins from multiple genes.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in 81 out of 82 cell types

Reliability (APE)

Low

Antibodies in assay

CAB010149, HPA018830
 

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 67% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB010149, HPA018830
 

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

CAB010149

HPA018830

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

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

Also mapped to

CAB010149 msAb
HPA018830 pAb
RP11-598P20.5 (88%)