Acid Phosphatase, Testicular (ACPT)

ACPT is up-regulated by androgens and is down-regulated by estrogens in the prostate cancer cell line. This gene exhibits a lower level of expression in testicular cancer tissues than in normal tissues. The protein encoded by this gene has structural similarity to prostatic and lysosomal acid phosphatases. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described, but their biological validity has not been determined. Expressed mainly in the testis. Also expressed in the brain where they are enriched at the post-synaptic sites. Expressed at lower levels in the trachea, prostate, bone marrow, spinal cord, colon, fetal brain, heart, thymus, fetal liver, spleen, leukocytes, ovary, small intestine, pancreas and skeletal muscle. Expression is significantly lower in testicular cancer tissues than in normal testicular tissues.