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: EXO1
Gene Name: EXO1
Protein Full Name: Exonuclease 1
Alias: Exo1; ExoI; HEX1; Rad2 nuclease family member, of S. cerevisiae exonuclease 1
Mass (Da): 94103
Number AA: 846
UniProt ID: Q9UQ84
Locus ID: 9156
COSMIC ID: EXO1
Gene location on chromosome: 1q43
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 20151
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.76
Normal role description: 5'->3' double-stranded DNA exonuclease. Phosphorylated upon DNA damage and in response to agents stalling DNA replication. Low mutation rate in tissue.


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