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Gene information for CTAG2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID30848
Official gene symbolCTAG2
Full namecancer/testis antigen 2
Aliases,CAMEL,CT6.2a,CT6.2b,ESO2,LAGE-1,LAGE-2b,MGC138724,MGC3803,
Gene summaryThis gene encodes an autoimmunogenic tumor antigen that belongs to the ESO/LAGE family of cancer-testis antigens. This protein is expressed in a wide array of cancers including melanoma, breast cancer, bladder cancer and prostate cancer. This protein is also expressed in normal testis tissue. An alternative open reading frame product of this gene has been described in PMID 10399963. This alternate protein, termed CAMEL, is a tumor antigen that is recognized by melanoma-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: X   Locus: Xq28
Gene position153881853 - 153880246  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size1608 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID300396