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Stains

OPA1

Reviewer: Nat Pernick, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 8 January 2013, last major update January 2013
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General
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● Optic atrophy 1 protein (OPA1): 112 kd guanosine triphosphatase involved in mitochondrial inner membrane fusion and anticancer drug-mediated cytotoxicity
● Associated with autosomal dominant optic atrophy, characterized by selective degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (Jpn J Ophthalmol 2012;56:91, J Neurol Sci 2012;315:146)

Uses by pathologists
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● No significant current use

Micro images
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Double labeling of hippocampal and cerebellar cells with GFAP (left) and OPA1 (right)


OPA1 expression in adult eye

Positive staining - disease
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● Lung adenocarcinoma: poor prognostic factor (Hum Pathol 2012;43:105)

Electron microscopy images
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Loss of OPA induces swelling and localized constrictions along mitochondria

End of Stains > OPA1

Ref Updated: 1/8/13

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