Description
Product Characteristics:
XAGE2 belongs to the GAGE family of genes which are expressed in a variety of tumors and in some fetal and reproductive tissues. XAGE2 is strongly expressed in normal testis, and in Ewing's sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, a breast cancer and a germ cell tumor. Its function is unknown.
Synonyms: CT12.2, GAGED3, XAGE-2, X antigen family member 2, Cancer/testis antigen 12.2, G antigen family D member 3, XAGE2
Target Information: This gene is a member of the XAGE subfamily, which belongs to the GAGE family. The GAGE genes are expressed in a variety of tumors and in some fetal and reproductive tissues. This gene is strongly expressed in normal testis, and in Ewing's sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, a breast cancer and a germ cell tumor. The protein encoded by this gene shares a sequence similarity with other GAGE/PAGE proteins. Because of the expression pattern and the sequence similarity, this protein also belongs to a family of CT (cancer-testis) antigens. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]