Cancer Protein Description

This report provides a detailed description of a selected cancer protein with information collected from various sources, including UniProt, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC), and the Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology.


Protein Name: PROM1
Gene Name: PROM1
Protein Full Name: Prominin-1
Alias: AC133; CD133; hematopoietic stem cell antigen; prominin-like 1; PROML1
Mass (Da): 97202
Number AA: 865
UniProt ID: O43490
Locus ID: 8842
COSMIC ID: PROM1
Gene location on chromosome: 4p15.32
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 19783
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.73
Normal role description: PROM1 is a regulator in stem cells by preventing differentiation. It is also involved in membrane organization of apical surface of epitheial cells, regulates retinal development. It can play a role in MAPK and AKT signalling.


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