XAGE1B, CT12.1, CT12.1C, CT12.1D, CT12.1E, CTP9, GAGED2, XAGE-1, XAGE1, XAGE1C, XAGE1D, X antigen family member 1E, X antigen family member 1B, XAGE1E, CT12.1b
G antigen family D member 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the XAGE1Dgene.[3]
This gene is a member of the XAGE subfamily, which belongs to the GAGE family. The GAGE genes are expressed in a variety of tumors and in some fetal and reproductive tissues. This gene is strongly expressed in Ewing's sarcoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and normal testis. The protein encoded by this gene contains a nuclear localization signal and shares a sequence similarity with other GAGE/PAGE proteins. Because of the expression pattern and the sequence similarity, this protein also belongs to a family of CT (cancer-testis) antigens. Alternative splicing of this gene generates 3 transcript variants, and one of which includes 2 transcripts generated from alternate transcription initiation sites.[3]
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