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: TGFBR3
Gene Name: TGFBR3
Protein Full Name: Transforming growth factor beta receptor type 3
Alias: Betaglycan;Transforming growth factor beta receptor III
Mass (Da): 93428
Number AA: 850
UniProt ID: Q03167
Locus ID: 7049
COSMIC ID: TGFBR3
Gene location on chromosome: 1p22.1
Cancer protein type: TSP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: LOSS
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.7
Normal role description: Secreted protein. Binds to TGF-beta. Could be involved in capturing and retaining TGF-beta for presentation to the signalling receptors.


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