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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

AKR1C3

Description

aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C3 (3-alpha hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, type II)

Protein class

Enzymes, Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

This gene encodes a member of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily, which consists of more than 40 known enzymes and proteins. These enzymes catalyze the conversion of aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols by utilizing NADH and/or NADPH as cofactors. The enzymes display overlapping but distinct substrate specificity. This enzyme catalyzes the reduction of prostaglandin (PG) D2, PGH2 and phenanthrenequinone (PQ), and the oxidation of 9alpha,11beta-PGF2 to PGD2. It may play an important role in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases such as asthma, and may also have a role in controlling cell growth and/or differentiation. This gene shares high sequence identity with three other gene members and is clustered with those three genes at chromosome 10p15-p14. Three transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

2 in total
0 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 normal cells showed distinct nuclear and cytoplasmic positivity. Squamous epithelia, neurons, muscle and most cells in lymphoid tissues and bone marrow were weakly stained or negative.

Tissue specificity

Staining in 48 out of 80 cell types

Reliability (Single)

Antibodies in assay

CAB010874
 

Organ

No of cell types

Antibody staining

CNS (brain) 11
Hematopoietic (blood) 8
Liver and pancreas 5
Digestive (GI-tract) 12
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 antibody staining





Strong
Moderate
Weak
Negative

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Staining summary

Antibody staining in 45% of the cancers

Antibodies in assay

CAB010874
 

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

CAB010874

 

A-431 Skin Not detected

-

A-549 Lung High

-

CACO-2 Colon High

-

HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Low

-

HeLa Cervix High

-

Hep-G2 Liver High

-

MCF-7 Pleural effusion Not detected

-

PC-3 Bone marrow Low

-

RT-4 Urinary bladder High

-

U-2 OS Bone Low

-

U-251 MG Brain Low

-

ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Antibody

Clonality

Validation

CAB010874 mAb