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: DVL3
Gene Name: DVL3
Protein Full Name: Segment polarity protein dishevelled homolog DVL-3
Alias: Dishevelled 3; Dishevelled-3; DSH 3; DSH-3; Segment polarity protein dishevelled DVL-3
Mass (Da): 78055
Number AA: 716
UniProt ID: Q92997
Locus ID: 1857
COSMIC ID: DVL3
Gene location on chromosome: 3q27
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: GAIN
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 20237
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.63
Normal role description: DVL3 is a cytoplasmic protein involved in wnt signalling. It is a phosphoprotein that regulates cell proliferation. Its over expression is correlated with increased cell proliferation in cancer.


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