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: TSPAN1
Gene Name: TSPAN1
Protein Full Name: Tetraspanin-1
Alias: Tetraspan NET-1;Tetraspanin TM4-C
Mass (Da): 26301
Number AA: 241
UniProt ID: O60635
Locus ID: 10103
COSMIC ID: TSPAN1
Gene location on chromosome: 1p34.1
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 19626
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.13
Normal role description: Belongs to the transmembrane 4 superfamily, characterized by four hydrophobic domains. Involved in cell signalling, regulation of cell growth, development, activation and motility.


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