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: GSDMA
Gene Name: GSDMA
Protein Full Name: Gasdermin-A
Alias: Gasdermin family member A; GSDM; GSDM1
Mass (Da): 49379
Number AA: 445
UniProt ID: Q96QA5
Locus ID: 284110
COSMIC ID: GSDMA
Gene location on chromosome: 17q21.1
Cancer protein type: UNCLEAR
Effect of cancer mutation on protein: UNCLEAR
Effect of active protein on cancer: UNCLEAR
Number of cancer specimens: 19625
Percent of cancer specimens with mutations: 0.36
Normal role description: Induces apoptosis. Details unknown. Frequently silenced in gastric and esophageal cancer.
Commentary on involvement of protein in cancer: No mutations have been reported on the Atlas of Genetics in Oncology or the SANGER COSMIC database.


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