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 | 390 | 59 | 330 |
| Samples | 154 | 33 | 120 |
| Peptides | 138 | 23 | 120 |
Function
HELT · Helt bHLH transcription factor
Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in anterior/posterior pattern specification; regulation of neurogenesis; and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including nervous system development; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and suckling behavior. Predicted to be part of chromatin. Predicted to be active in nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Isoforms & Proteins
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST00000338875 | A0A087WSW0* | 142 | 110 |
| ENST00000515777 | A6NFD8 | 133 | 94 |
| ENST00000505610 | A6NFD8-4 | 115 | 89 |
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 94 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000515777 · 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 HELT · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in HELT – 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 | 6/40 15% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 3/42 7% | 10/612 2% |
| Glioblastoma | 1/98 1% | 0/0 0% |
| Melanoma | 0/210 0% | 21/1899 1% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 16/1809 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 9/143 6% | 18/3239 1% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 1/133 1% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/16 0% | 1/122 1% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 1/57 2% | 5/810 1% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 1/25 4% | 0/169 0% |
| Mesothelioma | 0/62 0% | 1/165 1% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 2/450 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 3/154 2% | 0/577 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2/46 4% | 7/2210 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 2/69 3% | 1/699 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 6/1592 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 2/304 1% | 4/1390 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 2/752 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 4/1574 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 5/2127 0% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 1/422 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 2/950 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 3/1515 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 2/51 4% | 2/2550 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 0/144 0% | 4/3264 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 1/830 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 1/956 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 1/88 1% | 1/2534 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 1/2105 0% |
| Other Blood Cancers | 0/61 0% | 1/2725 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where HELT is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in HELT 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 9 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 390 mutations in HELT
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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