paraneoplastic antigen Ma1; neuron- & testis-specific protein 1; 37 kD neuronal protein (PNMA1, MA1)

Structure

belongs to the PNMA family

Compartment

• nucleus, nucleolus
• in tumor cells, it is cytoplasmic

Expression

• testis & brain specific
• in some cancer patients, it is also specifically expressed by the paraneoplastic tumor cells

Pathology

• antibodies against PNMA1 (anti-Ma1) are present in sera from patients suffering of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes

More general terms

• nuclear protein
• antigen

Additional terms

• anti-Ma antibody

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=9240
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:9240
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/604010
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8ND90.html