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: SCAF1
Gene Name: SCAF1
Protein Full Name: Splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 19
Alias: FLJ00034; SCAF; Serine arginine-rich pre-mRNA splicing factor SR-A1; SFR19; Splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 19; Splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 19: Serine arginine-rich pre-mRNA splicing factor SR-A1: SR-related-CTD-associated factor; SR-A1; SR-related CTD-associated factor 1; SR-related-CTD-associated factor
Mass (Da): 139266
Number AA: 1312
UniProt ID: Q9H7N4
Locus ID: 58506
COSMIC ID: SCAF1
Gene location on chromosome: 19q13.33
Cancer protein type: OP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: PROMOTES
Number of cancer specimens: 19603
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.97
Normal role description: Interact with RNA Polymerase II. May be involved in pre-mRNA splicing. Expression associated with poor prognosis and tumour progression in breast, ovarian and colon cancer.
Commentary on involvement of protein in cancer: The Atlas of Oncology does not report any mutations.


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