Protein Name cancer/testis antigen 1A
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 246100
Gene Symbol

CTAG1A

UniProt P78358 (CTG1B_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 68
Total Number of Articles : 91
Description

cancer/testis antigen 1A

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a tumor cell antigen found in various types of cancers, which makes it a good candidate for a cancer vaccine. This gene is also highly expressed in normal ovary and testis tissues. An identical copy of this gene is found on the same chromosome. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015]

synonyms
  • cancer/testis antigen 1
  • New York Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 1
  • autoimmunogenic cancer/testis antigen NY-ESO-1
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Properties