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: DBN1
Gene Name: DBN1
Protein Full Name: Uncharacterized protein
Alias: Developmentally-regulated brain protein; Drebrin
Mass (Da): 76281
Number AA: 695
UniProt ID: Q16643
Locus ID: 1627
COSMIC ID: DBN1
Gene location on chromosome: 5q35.3
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 20220
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.48
Normal role description: DBN1 is a cytoplasmic actin binding protein. It is involved in neuronal development and dentritic spine morphogenesis. It's implicated in cell migration, neuronal dendrite outgrowth and plasticity. High expression in cancer is associated with poor prognosis.


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