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 | 938 | 142 | 786 |
| Samples | 251 | 59 | 188 |
| Peptides | 182 | 43 | 146 |
Function
GFRA2 · GDNF family receptor alpha 2
Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and neurturin (NTN) are two structurally related, potent neurotrophic factors that play key roles in the control of neuron survival and differentiation. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the GDNF receptor family. It is a glycosylphosphatidylinositol(GPI)-linked cell surface receptor for both GDNF and NTN, and mediates activation of the RET tyrosine kinase receptor. This encoded protein acts preferentially as a receptor for NTN compared to its other family member, GDNF family receptor alpha 1. This gene is a candidate gene for RET-associated diseases. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2009].
Isoforms & Proteins
4 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.
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 175 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000524240 · 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 GFRA2 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in GFRA2 – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | 2/25 8% | 0/0 0% |
| Chordoma | 0/7 0% | 1/13 8% |
| T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 2/40 5% | 0/0 0% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 6/133 5% |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 2/90 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 1/42 2% | 12/612 2% |
| Oral Cavity Carcinoma | 1/54 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 2/44 5% | 3/305 1% |
| Melanoma | 6/210 3% | 23/1899 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 15/143 10% | 23/3239 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 5/422 1% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 20/1809 1% |
| Glioblastoma | 1/98 1% | 0/0 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 2/304 1% | 14/1390 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 4/94 4% | 8/1515 1% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 1/57 2% | 5/810 1% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 3/154 2% | 2/577 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 2/58 3% | 4/956 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 3/85 4% | 6/1574 0% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 0/25 0% | 1/169 1% |
| Osteosarcoma | 1/45 2% | 0/166 0% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 2/450 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 7/1592 0% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 2/89 2% | 5/1611 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 3/69 4% | 0/699 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 3/752 0% |
| Glioma | 2/52 4% | 5/2127 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 3/830 0% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 1/63 2% | 0/262 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 6/2210 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where GFRA2 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in GFRA2 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 938 mutations in GFRA2
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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