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 | 349 | 80 | 264 |
| Samples | 233 | 60 | 170 |
| Peptides | 187 | 46 | 144 |
Function
MLKL · Mixed lineage kinase domain like pseudokinase
This gene belongs to the protein kinase superfamily. The encoded protein contains a protein kinase-like domain; however, is thought to be inactive because it lacks several residues required for activity. This protein plays a critical role in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced necroptosis, a programmed cell death process, via interaction with receptor-interacting protein 3 (RIP3), which is a key signaling molecule in necroptosis pathway. Inhibitor studies and knockdown of this gene inhibited TNF-induced necrosis. High levels of this protein and RIP3 are associated with inflammatory bowel disease in children. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].
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.
Gene Properties
Recurrent Mutations
All 173 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000308807 · 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 MLKL · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in MLKL – 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 | 5/40 12% | 0/0 0% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | 1/25 4% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 4/42 10% | 12/612 2% |
| Melanoma | 3/210 1% | 40/1899 2% |
| Osteosarcoma | 2/45 4% | 1/166 1% |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 1/90 1% | 0/0 0% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 12/143 8% | 21/3239 1% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 1/44 2% | 2/305 1% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 2/74 3% | 14/1809 1% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 3/450 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 3/422 1% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 4/304 1% | 7/1390 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 9/1515 1% |
| Non-Cancerous | 1/104 1% | 4/830 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 1/69 1% | 3/699 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 1/85 1% | 7/1574 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 4/810 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 1/45 2% | 6/1592 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 3/154 2% | 0/577 0% |
| Meningioma | 1/3 33% | 0/252 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 4/956 0% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 1/23 4% | 2/769 0% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 2/109 2% | 2/998 0% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 0/63 0% | 1/262 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 2/54 4% | 1/950 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 8/144 6% | 2/3264 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 3/88 3% | 3/2534 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 5/2127 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 5/2210 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 4/1862 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where MLKL is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in MLKL 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 349 mutations in MLKL
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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