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GENE AND PROTEIN SUMMARY

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Gene name

ERVW-1

Description

endogenous retrovirus group W, member 1

Protein class

Mapped to UniProt SWISS-PROT, Potential transmembrane proteins, Potentially secreted proteins, Transporters

Protein evidence

Medium

Entrez gene summary

Many different human endogenous retrovirus (HERV) families are expressed in normal placental tissue at high levels, suggesting that HERVs are functionally important in reproduction. This gene is part of an HERV provirus on chromosome 7 that has inactivating mutations in the gag and pol genes. This gene is the envelope glycoprotein gene which appears to have been selectively preserved. The gene's protein product is expressed in the placental syncytiotrophoblast and is involved in fusion of the cytotrophoblast cells to form the syncytial layer of the placenta. The protein has the characteristics of a typical retroviral envelope protein, including a furin cleavage site that separates the surface (SU) and transmembrane (TM) proteins which form a heterodimer. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

External links

Ensembl, UniProt, Entrez gene, neXtProt, Antibodypedia

No of splice variants

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

SUBCELLULAR LOCATION SUMMARY

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Pending subcellular analysis

NORMAL TISSUE & ORGAN SUMMARY

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Pending normal tissue analysis

CANCER TISSUE SUMMARY

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Pending cancer tissue analysis

CELL LINE SUMMARY

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RNA evidence

Low
 

Cell line

Cell origin

RNA abundance

IH staining

IF intensity

A-431 Skin Not detected

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A-549 Lung Not detected

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CACO-2 Colon Not detected

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HEK 293 Embryonal kidney Not detected

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HeLa Cervix Not detected

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Hep-G2 Liver Not detected

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MCF-7 Pleural effusion Not detected

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PC-3 Bone marrow Not detected

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RT-4 Urinary bladder Not detected

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U-2 OS Bone Low

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U-251 MG Brain Not detected

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ANTIBODY SUMMARY

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Pending antibodies