p62

p62 binds to polyubiquinated and signalling proteins such as protein kinase C and lck. It is overexpressed in some cancers.

Immunohistochemical expression

 

normal prostatic epithelium

negative or weak nuclear staining (9 cases)1

  

PIN

6/19 cytoplasmic staining, 8/19 nuclear staining1

prostatic carcinoma

41/45 cytoplasmic staining1
   

Diagnostic utility

Potential value in diagnosing carcinoma in prostatic biopsies.

References

1 Kitamura H, Torigoe T, Asanuma H, et al. Cytosolic overexpression of p62 sequestosome 1 in neoplastic prostate tissue. Histopathology 2006; 48:157-61

This page last revised 29.1.2006.

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