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: TNFRSF1A
Gene Name: TNFRSF1A
Protein Full Name: Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member
Alias: CD120a; P55; P60; TBPI; TNFAR; TNF-R; TNFR1; TNF-R55; TNFR60; TNF-RI; TNF-R-I; TNFRSF1A; TNR1A; Tumor necrosis factor receptor 1; Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily member 1A; Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 1A; Tumor necrosis factor receptor type I
Mass (Da): 50495
Number AA: 455
UniProt ID: P19438
Locus ID: 7132
COSMIC ID: TNFRSF1A
Gene location on chromosome: 12p13.31
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 20150
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.38
Normal role description: One of the major receptor for the tumour necrosis factor-alpha. It can activate NF-KapppaB mediated apoptosis and function as a regulator of inflammation.


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