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 | 3,862 | 421 | 3,364 |
| Samples | 675 | 123 | 537 |
| Peptides | 561 | 79 | 485 |
Function
POSTN · Periostin
This gene encodes a secreted extracellular matrix protein that functions in tissue development and regeneration, including wound healing, and ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction. The encoded protein binds to integrins to support adhesion and migration of epithelial cells. This protein plays a role in cancer stem cell maintenance and metastasis. Mice lacking this gene exhibit cardiac valve disease, and skeletal and dental defects. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2015].
Isoforms & Proteins
6 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 493 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000379747 · 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 POSTN · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in POSTN – 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 | 3/25 12% | 0/0 0% |
| T-Lymphoblastic Leukemia | 4/40 10% | 0/0 0% |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 5/90 6% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 3/42 7% | 28/612 5% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 26/304 9% | 47/1390 3% |
| Melanoma | 8/210 4% | 77/1899 4% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 10/57 18% | 22/810 3% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 4/74 5% | 47/1809 3% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 17/143 12% | 69/3239 2% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 1/94 1% | 36/1515 2% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 2/23 9% | 16/769 2% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/16 12% | 1/122 1% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 6/154 4% | 7/577 1% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 2/58 3% | 14/956 1% |
| Mesothelioma | 2/62 3% | 1/165 1% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 2/46 4% | 25/2210 1% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 9/752 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 2/35 6% | 3/422 1% |
| Glioblastoma | 1/98 1% | 0/0 0% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 0/33 0% | 2/171 1% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 3/85 4% | 13/1574 1% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 9/830 1% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 0/44 0% | 3/305 1% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 3/51 6% | 17/2550 1% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 2/89 2% | 11/1611 1% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 1/133 1% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 12/1592 1% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/88 0% | 17/2534 1% |
| Other Sarcomas | 2/69 3% | 2/699 0% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 0/25 0% | 1/169 1% |
Mutation Distribution
Where POSTN is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in POSTN 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 3,862 mutations in POSTN
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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