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: DOCK8
Gene Name: DOCK8
Protein Full Name: Dedicator of cytokinesis protein 8
Alias: dedicator of cytokinesis 8; FLJ00026; FLJ00152; FLJ00346; ZIR8
Mass (Da): 238529
Number AA: 2099
UniProt ID: Q8NF50
Locus ID: 81704
COSMIC ID: DOCK8
Gene location on chromosome: 9p24.3
Cancer protein type: TSP
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: TSP
Effect of active protein on cancer: INHIBITS
Number of cancer specimens: 19626
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 1.7
Normal role description: DOCK8 is a Rho GEF. It has roles in regulating cell migration, morphology, adhesion and growth. Reduced expression in cancer leads to increased cell proliferation and metastatic progression.


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