Metalloreductase STEAP1 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the STEAP1gene.[1]
This gene is predominantly expressed in prostate tissue, and is found to be upregulated in multiple cancer cell lines. The gene product is predicted to be a six-transmembrane protein, and was shown to be a cell surface antigen significantly expressed at cell-cell junctions.[1]
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Korkmaz KS, Elbi C, Korkmaz CG, et al. (2002). "Molecular cloning and characterization of STAMP1, a highly prostate-specific six transmembrane protein that is overexpressed in prostate cancer". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (39): 36689–96. doi:10.1074/jbc.M202414200. PMID12095985.
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