MGC68967 antibody, zgc:162897 antibody, IPCA-2 antibody, IPCA-6 antibody, IPCA-8 antibody, IPCA6 antibody, PCANAP2 antibody, PCANAP6 antibody, PCANAP8 antibody, PRST antibody, 2210413P12Rik antibody, AU023994 antibody, AU043764 antibody, Pcanap6 antibody, RGD1309764 antibody, solute carrier family 45 member 3 L homeolog antibody, solute carrier family 45 member 3 antibody, solute carrier family 45, member 3 antibody, slc45a3.L antibody, SLC45A3 antibody, slc45a3 antibody, Slc45a3 antibody
Background
Prostein is a novel prostate-specific protein expressed in normal and malignant prostate tissues. This protein appears to be a type IIIa plasma membrane protein with a cleavable signal peptide and 11 transmembrane-spanning regions. Prostein expression is androgen responsive since treatment of LNCaP cells with androgen up-regulates prostein message and protein expression levels. Thus, prostein is a prostate-specific marker whose detection and quantitation may be useful in diagnosing and monitoring prostate cancer.