This gene is a member of the melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) family. The proteins of this family are tumor-specific antigens that can be recognized by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. This protein contains a large number of unique short repetitive sequences in front of the MAGE-homologous sequence, and therefore is about 800 aa longer than the other MAGE proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
Function:
similarity:Contains 1 MAGE domain.,tissue specificity:Expressed in testis and in tumors of a wide variety of histologic types.,
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Cellular Localization:
Cytoplasmic
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Tissue Expression:
Expressed in testis and in tumors of a wide variety of histologic types.