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: SEMA4D
Gene Name: SEMA4D
Protein Full Name: Semaphorin-4D
Alias: (semaphorin) 4D; C9orf164; CD100; coll-4; FLJ39737; M-sema G; M-sema-G; sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig) transmembrane domain (TM) and short cytoplasmic domain,; sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), transmembrane domain (TM) and short cytoplasmic domain 4D; SEMAJ
Mass (Da): 96150
Number AA: 862
UniProt ID: Q92854
Locus ID: 10507
COSMIC ID: SEMA4D
Gene location on chromosome: 9q22.2
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.73
Normal role description: Receptor on lymphocytes that binds to plexins (adjacent cell-surface receptor). Coupled to the intracellular G-protein signalling pathway as well as RTK signalling pathways. Overall function promotes angiogenesis, proliferation, and prevents apoptosis.


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