S100 Calcium Binding Protein P (S100P)

S100-P; MIG9; S100-E; Migration-inducing gene 9 protein

S100 Calcium Binding Protein P (S100P)

S100P is a member of the S100 family of proteins containing 2 EF-hand calcium-binding motifs. S100 proteins are localized in the cytoplasm and/or nucleus of a wide range of cells, and involved in the regulation of a number of cellular processes such as cell cycle progression and differentiation. S100 genes include at least 13 members which are located as a cluster on chromosome 1q21; however, this gene is located at 4p16. This protein, in addition to binding Ca2 , also binds Zn2 and Mg2 . This protein may play a role in the etiology of prostate cancer.

S100P showed a pattern of expression similar to that of S100PBP in both healthy pancreas and pancreatic cancer. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that S100P expression correlated significantly with increasing grade of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia.

Organism species: Homo sapiens (Human)