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: MMP9
Gene Name: MMP9
Protein Full Name: Matrix metalloproteinase-9
Alias: 92 kDa gelatinase; 92 kDa type IV collagenase precursor; CLG4B; Gelatinase B; gelatinase B gelatinase type IV collagenase; GELB; matrix metallopeptidase 9; MM09; MMP-9
Mass (Da): 78427
Number AA: 707
UniProt ID: P14780
Locus ID: 4318
COSMIC ID: MMP9
Gene location on chromosome: 20q11.2-q13.1
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 19718
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.76
Normal role description: Protease - matrix metalloproteinase.


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