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: TXN
Gene Name: TXN
Protein Full Name: Thioredoxin
Alias: ATL-derived factor;Surface-associated sulphydryl protein
Mass (Da): 11737
Number AA: 105
UniProt ID: P10599
Locus ID: 7295
COSMIC ID: TXN
Gene location on chromosome: 9q31.3
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.05
Normal role description: Scavenging reactive oxygen intermediates produced in various oxidative stress.


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