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: CBX7
Gene Name: CBX7
Protein Full Name: Chromobox protein homolog 7
Mass (Da): 28341
Number AA: 251
UniProt ID: O95931
Locus ID: 23492
COSMIC ID: CBX7
Gene location on chromosome: 22q13.1
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19717
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.23
Normal role description: Promotes cell survival and inhibits senescence by downregulating CDKN2A. Cooperates with MYC to increase tumour aggressiveness in B-cell follicular lymphoma.


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