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: GSTP1
Gene Name: GSTP1
Protein Full Name: Glutathione S-transferase P
Alias: FAEES3; glutathione S-transferase pi 1; GST class-pi; GST3; GSTP1-1; GTP
Mass (Da): 23356
Number AA: 210
UniProt ID: P09211
Locus ID: 2950
COSMIC ID: GSTP1
Gene location on chromosome: 11q13.2
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.19
Gene undergoes hypermethylation: Breast, liver and prostate tumours.
Normal role description: Mutagen inactivator. Conjugation of reduced glutathione to a wide number of exogenous and endogenous hydrophobic electrophiles.


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