| ID | Sequence | Length | GC content |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUCAUUUGUUCCCUUUGACGGCCCGGGAGGCUGCCAGGCUCUCCACCCC… | 2137 nt | 0.6514 | |
| GUCAUUUGUUCCCUUUGACGGCCCGGGAGGCUGCCAGGCUCUCCACCCC… | 2197 nt | 0.6527 | |
| CGCCACGCACUCCUCUUUCUGCCUGGCCGGCCACUCCCGUCUGCUGUGA… | 2154 nt | 0.6504 |
This gene encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate two protein products, megakaryocyte potentiating factor and mesothelin. Megakaryocyte potentiating factor functions as a cytokine that can stimulate colony formation of bone marrow megakaryocytes. Mesothelin is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell-surface protein that may function as a cell adhesion protein. This protein is overexpressed in epithelial mesotheliomas, ovarian cancers and in specific squamous cell carcinomas. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes an isoform that is proteolytically processed. [provided by RefSeq, Feb 2016]
A study in humans validated the MSLN as a novel vaginal secretion-specific mRNA marker through genome-wide profiling and qRT-PCR [Park et al. DOI:10.1016/j.fsigen.2012.09.001], though it exhibited large sample-to-sample variation and lower sensitivity compared to other markers in the multiplex assay.