Stats by Source
Total, split by cell line (COSMIC CL / DepMap / PubMed) vs tissue (COSMIC primary tissue)
Total = all mutations for this gene across every source.
Cell line = COSMIC Cell Lines Project + DepMap + PubMed.
Tissue = COSMIC primary-tissue (patient tumour) samples.
Total can exceed cell line + tissue: COSMIC tissue-derived models sit only in global, and a peptide can be shared across both.
| Total | Cell line | Tissue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutations | 161 | 28 | 131 |
| Samples | 158 | 28 | 128 |
| Peptides | 119 | 15 | 106 |
Function
CD38 · CD38 molecule
The protein encoded by this gene is a non-lineage-restricted, type II transmembrane glycoprotein that synthesizes and hydrolyzes cyclic adenosine 5'-diphosphate-ribose, an intracellular calcium ion mobilizing messenger. The release of soluble protein and the ability of membrane-bound protein to become internalized indicate both extracellular and intracellular functions for the protein. This protein has an N-terminal cytoplasmic tail, a single membrane-spanning domain, and a C-terminal extracellular region with four N-glycosylation sites. Crystal structure analysis demonstrates that the functional molecule is a dimer, with the central portion containing the catalytic site. It is used as a prognostic marker for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].
Isoforms & Proteins
1 transcript · UniProt mapping is sequence-verified (AA-safe)
Each Ensembl transcript (ENST) this gene is mutated on, with its matched UniProt accession.
The mapping is sequence-verified: the UniProt sequence is identical to the transcript translation, so amino-acid positions line up exactly. A * marks an unreviewed (TrEMBL) entry.
Counts are mutations and unique mutant peptides on each transcript.
| Transcript | UniProt | Mutations | Peptides |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST00000226279 | P28907 | 161 | 119 |
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 119 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000226279 · needle height = samples · drag the mini-map to zoom
A lollipop / needle plot – the standard way to show recurrent mutations along a protein (as used by cBioPortal and MutationMapper).
X-axis = amino-acid position in the protein.
Needle height & head size = how often that exact amino-acid change was observed (its recurrence). Tall/large heads are mutational hotspots.
The most recurrent changes are labelled; hover any needle for the change, position and counts.
Mutation frequency across cancer types
% of samples with a missense/complex mutation in CD38 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in CD38 – counted as distinct samples (a sample counts once no matter how many mutations it has).
Split into cell line and tissue; each cell shows mutated / total and the percentage. Cohorts with <20 samples are omitted. Ordered by combined frequency.
| Cancer type | Cell lines | Tissue samples |
|---|---|---|
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 2/42 5% | 12/612 2% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 2/25 8% | 2/169 1% |
| Melanoma | 3/210 1% | 21/1899 1% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/16 0% | 1/122 1% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 2/57 4% | 4/810 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 2/154 1% | 3/577 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 6/143 4% | 16/3239 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 6/304 2% | 4/1390 0% |
| Osteosarcoma | 0/45 0% | 1/166 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 7/1515 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 9/2210 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 7/1809 0% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 0/109 0% | 4/998 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 0/69 0% | 2/699 0% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 2/769 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 4/1592 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 5/2127 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 6/2550 0% |
| Wilms Tumour | 0/5 0% | 1/474 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 2/950 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 1/58 2% | 1/956 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 3/1574 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 0/144 0% | 6/3264 0% |
| Other Blood Cancers | 2/61 3% | 2/2725 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/88 2% | 1/2534 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 1/830 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 1/1862 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 1/2105 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where CD38 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in CD38 were found in each tissue, across the whole database.
Each bar is a tissue (cell-line and tissue names are merged to the standard tissue), split into cell line and tissue (patient tumour) contributions.
This shows the cancer-context where this gene is recurrently altered.
GTEx Expression
Median TPM across 54 healthy tissues
Median gene expression (TPM) in normal, non-cancer human tissues from the GTEx project.
Useful for judging tumour specificity – a strong neoantigen target ideally comes from a gene with low expression in healthy tissues.
Scroll or drag the mini-axis below the chart to browse all tissues.
Mutations
All 161 mutations in CD38
Every mutation record for this gene, across all samples and sources.
The Sample column links to the cell line (cell-line samples) or the tissue type (tissue samples).
Use the Type / Source filters, the search box, and column sorting to explore; each CAN-IMMUNE ID opens the full mutation & peptide view.
| ID | Sample | Transcript | AA Change | CDS | Type | Source | Mutant Peptide | Wild-type Peptide |
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