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 | 2,398 | 458 | 1,906 |
| Samples | 1,058 | 242 | 807 |
| Peptides | 971 | 210 | 781 |
Function
FASN · Fatty acid synthase
The enzyme encoded by this gene is a multifunctional protein. Its main function is to catalyze the synthesis of palmitate from acetyl-CoA and malonyl-CoA, in the presence of NADPH, into long-chain saturated fatty acids. In some cancer cell lines, this protein has been found to be fused with estrogen receptor-alpha (ER-alpha), in which the N-terminus of FAS is fused in-frame with the C-terminus of ER-alpha. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Isoforms & Proteins
2 transcripts · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST00000306749 | P49327 | 1,298 | 963 |
| ENST00000634990 | A0A0U1RQF0* | 1,100 | 868 |
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 963 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000306749 · 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 FASN · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in FASN – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 15/40 38% | 0/0 0% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | 5/25 20% | 0/0 0% |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 9/90 10% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 12/42 29% | 38/612 6% |
| Melanoma | 15/210 7% | 106/1899 6% |
| Oral Cavity Carcinoma | 3/54 6% | 0/0 0% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 33/143 23% | 135/3239 4% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 31/304 10% | 37/1390 3% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 5/74 7% | 64/1809 4% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 12/94 13% | 44/1515 3% |
| Glioblastoma | 3/98 3% | 0/0 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 55/2210 2% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 2/35 6% | 9/422 2% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 4/57 7% | 16/810 2% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 3/54 6% | 19/950 2% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 9/154 6% | 5/577 1% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 1/45 2% | 30/1592 2% |
| Non-Cancerous | 4/104 4% | 13/830 2% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 18/956 2% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 3/44 7% | 3/305 1% |
| Other Sarcomas | 2/69 3% | 11/699 2% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 13/109 12% | 5/998 0% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 4/63 6% | 1/262 0% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 2/133 2% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1/33 3% | 2/171 1% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 11/752 1% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/16 0% | 2/122 2% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 4/85 5% | 19/1574 1% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 10/144 7% | 36/3264 1% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 5/89 6% | 15/1611 1% |
Mutation Distribution
Where FASN is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in FASN 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 2,398 mutations in FASN
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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