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: COL1A1
Gene Name: COL1A1
Protein Full Name: Collagen alpha-1(I) chain
Alias: Alpha-1 type I collagen
Mass (Da): 138911
Number AA: 1464
UniProt ID: P02452
Locus ID: 1277
COSMIC ID: COL1A1
Gene location on chromosome: 17q21.31-q22
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 20327
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 1.36
Deregulated in translocations: A chromosomal aberration involving COL1A1 is found in dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Translocation t(17;22)(q22;q13) with PDGF
Normal role description: Cell adhesion. Type I collagen is a member of group I collagen (fibrillar forming collagen).


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