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: CYP1A1
Gene Name: CYP1A1
Protein Full Name: Cytochrome P450 1A1
Alias: AHH; AHRR; Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase; CP11; CP1A1; CYP1; CYPIA1; Cytochrome P1-450, dioxin-inducible; Cytochrome P450 1A1 variant; Cytochrome P450, family 1, subfamily A, polypeptide 1; Cytochrome P450, subfamily I (aromatic compound-inducible), polypeptide 1; Flavoprotein-linked monooxygenase; Microsomal monooxygenase; P1-450; P450 form 6; P450-C; P450DX; P450-P1; Xenobiotic monooxygenase
Mass (Da): 58165
Number AA: 512
UniProt ID: P04798
Locus ID: 1543
COSMIC ID: CYP1A1
Gene location on chromosome: 15q22-q24
Cancer protein type: BOTH
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: MIXED
Number of cancer specimens: 19788
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.53
Normal role description: CYP1A1 is a monooxygenase. It is involved in NADPH-dependent electron transport pathway and synthesis of cholesterol, steroids and other lipids. It is also metabolism of drugs, xenobiotics and detoxification. It is able to metabolize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to carcinogenic forms. Other important roles include regulating cell physiological and growth processes.


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