TIAM1 is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor involved in cell migration and regulation of cell shape. TIAM1 is found in effectively all tumor cell lines, and upregulation of TIAM1 has been suggested to promote proliferation, invasion and metastases in various cancers, including colorectal and renal carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, chondrosarcoma, T-cell lymphoma, and breast cancer. In immunohistochemistry of normal tissue, TIAM1 has cytoplasmic and membranous staining in immune cells and in the cerebellum.
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