GAGE-7 protein; G antigen 7; GAGE-7; AL4; cancer/testis antigen 4.7; CT4.7; GAGE-7B; GAGE-8 (GAGE7, GAGE7B)

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Function

Structure

belongs to the GAGE family

Expression

  • exressed specifically in testis

Pathology

  • expressed in several tumor tissues including melanoma

Genetics

  • gene belongs to a family of genes organized in clustered repeats
    • the genes have a high degree of predicted sequence identity, but differ by scattered single nucleotide substitution
    • their sequences contain either the antigenic peptide YYWPRPRRY or YRPRPRRY which is recognized by cytotoxic T-cells

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