TUSC1, Official Symbol TUSC1provided by HGNC Official Full Name tumor suppressor candidate 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:31010 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000198680 MIM:610529; AllianceGenome:HGNC:31010 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as TSG9; TSG-9; CCDC89B Summary This gene is located within the region of chromosome 9p that harbors tumor suppressor genes critical in carcinogenesis. It is an intronless gene which is downregulated in non-small-cell lung cancer and small-cell lung cancer cell lines, suggesting that it may play a role in lung tumorigenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Orthologs mouse all