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 | 151 | 18 | 132 |
| Samples | 146 | 18 | 127 |
| Peptides | 122 | 13 | 108 |
Function
IL12B · Interleukin 12B
This gene encodes a subunit of interleukin 12, a cytokine that acts on T and natural killer cells, and has a broad array of biological activities. Interleukin 12 is a disulfide-linked heterodimer composed of the 40 kD cytokine receptor like subunit encoded by this gene, and a 35 kD subunit encoded by IL12A. This cytokine is expressed by activated macrophages that serve as an essential inducer of Th1 cells development. This cytokine has been found to be important for sustaining a sufficient number of memory/effector Th1 cells to mediate long-term protection to an intracellular pathogen. Overexpression of this gene was observed in the central nervous system of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), suggesting a role of this cytokine in the pathogenesis of the disease. The promoter polymorphism of this gene has been reported to be associated with the severity of atopic and non-atopic asthma in children. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST00000231228 | P29460 | 151 | 122 |
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 122 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000231228 · 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 IL12B · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in IL12B – 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 | 2/40 5% | 0/0 0% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | 1/25 4% | 0/0 0% |
| Melanoma | 1/210 0% | 29/1899 2% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 1/42 2% | 8/612 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 4/422 1% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 5/830 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 4/143 3% | 14/3239 0% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 0/25 0% | 1/169 1% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 0/33 0% | 1/171 1% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 4/810 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 1/74 1% | 7/1809 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 4/956 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 8/2127 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 2/85 2% | 4/1574 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/304 0% | 6/1390 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 2/94 2% | 3/1515 0% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 0/63 0% | 1/262 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 3/950 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 5/2105 0% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 1/450 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 0/144 0% | 7/3264 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 1/51 2% | 3/2550 0% |
| Neuroblastoma | 0/87 0% | 2/1331 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| Other Blood Cancers | 1/61 2% | 2/2725 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 1/85 1% | 1/1862 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 2/2210 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 1/45 2% | 0/1592 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/88 0% | 1/2534 0% |
| B-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 0/55 0% | 1/2640 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where IL12B is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in IL12B 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 27 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 151 mutations in IL12B
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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