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: REG4
Gene Name: REG4
Protein Full Name: Regenerating islet-derived protein 4
Alias: Gastrointestinal secretory protein;REG-like protein;Regenerating islet-derived protein IV
Mass (Da): 18230
Number AA: 158
UniProt ID: Q9BYZ8
Locus ID: 83998
COSMIC ID: REG4
Gene location on chromosome: 1p12
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: GAIN
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.22
Normal role description: REG4 is involved in carbohydrate recognition, cell regeneratio and survival. It is involved in cell prolifertaion in cancer and is often overexpressed.


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