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 | 1,331 | 86 | 1,226 |
| Samples | 213 | 28 | 182 |
| Peptides | 228 | 31 | 196 |
Function
MAX · MYC associated transcriptional regulator X
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLHZ) family of transcription factors. It is able to form homodimers and heterodimers with other family members, which include Mad, Mxi1 and Myc. Myc is an oncoprotein implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. The homodimers and heterodimers compete for a common DNA target site (the E box) and rearrangement among these dimer forms provides a complex system of transcriptional regulation. Mutations of this gene have been reported to be associated with hereditary pheochromocytoma. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 7. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012].
Isoforms & Proteins
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENST00000358664 | P61244 | 171 | 79 |
| ENST00000358402 | P61244-2 | 157 | 73 |
| ENST00000284165 | P61244-4 | 146 | 66 |
| ENST00000556443 | G3V2R5* | 143 | 63 |
| ENST00000557746 | G3V563* | 134 | 56 |
| ENST00000556979 | P61244-3 | 133 | 55 |
| ENST00000555667 | Q6V3B1* | 132 | 54 |
| ENST00000555419 | G3V5L1* | 113 | 50 |
| ENST00000246163 | P61244-5 | 60 | 39 |
| ENST00000341653 | P61244-6 | 57 | 36 |
| ENST00000555932 | G3V2N4* | 48 | 40 |
| ENST00000557277 | G3V302* | 37 | 30 |
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 79 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000358664 · 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 MAX · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in MAX – 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% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 1/42 2% | 21/612 3% |
| Burkitts Lymphoma | 5/32 16% | 0/196 0% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 2/44 5% | 5/305 2% |
| Wilms Tumour | 0/5 0% | 9/474 2% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 5/422 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 2/143 1% | 24/3239 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 1/94 1% | 11/1515 1% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/16 0% | 1/122 1% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 4/304 1% | 8/1390 1% |
| Melanoma | 0/210 0% | 12/1899 1% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 10/1809 1% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 5/956 1% |
| Osteosarcoma | 0/45 0% | 1/166 1% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 12/2550 0% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 2/450 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 4/830 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 1/154 1% | 2/577 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 3/144 2% | 11/3264 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 9/2127 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 3/752 0% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 3/109 3% | 1/998 0% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 0/63 0% | 1/262 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 1/46 2% | 6/2210 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 4/1592 0% |
| Neuroblastoma | 1/87 1% | 2/1331 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 1/85 1% | 2/1574 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 3/2105 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 0/69 0% | 1/699 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 1/810 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where MAX is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in MAX 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 1,331 mutations in MAX
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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