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 | 53 | 336 |
| Samples | 194 | 34 | 159 |
| Peptides | 173 | 27 | 155 |
Function
TNFSF11 · TNF superfamily member 11
This gene encodes a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) cytokine family which is a ligand for osteoprotegerin and functions as a key factor for osteoclast differentiation and activation. This protein was shown to be a dendritic cell survival factor and is involved in the regulation of T cell-dependent immune response. T cell activation was reported to induce expression of this gene and lead to an increase of osteoclastogenesis and bone loss. This protein was shown to activate antiapoptotic kinase AKT/PKB through a signaling complex involving SRC kinase and tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF) 6, which indicated this protein may have a role in the regulation of cell apoptosis. Targeted disruption of the related gene in mice led to severe osteopetrosis and a lack of osteoclasts. The deficient mice exhibited defects in early differentiation of T and B lymphocytes, and failed to form lobulo-alveolar mammary structures during pregnancy. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2026].
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 164 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000398795 · 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 TNFSF11 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in TNFSF11 – 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% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 2/42 5% | 10/612 2% |
| Melanoma | 3/210 1% | 33/1899 2% |
| Chondrosarcoma | 1/14 7% | 0/75 0% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 11/143 8% | 27/3239 1% |
| Glioblastoma | 1/98 1% | 0/0 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 15/1809 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 12/1515 1% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 3/304 1% | 8/1390 1% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 1/46 2% | 9/2210 0% |
| Burkitts Lymphoma | 1/32 3% | 0/196 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 2/154 1% | 1/577 0% |
| Meningioma | 0/3 0% | 1/252 0% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 3/769 0% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 2/109 2% | 2/998 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 3/810 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/88 2% | 6/2534 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 3/956 0% |
| Glioma | 0/52 0% | 5/2127 0% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 1/422 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 1/85 1% | 3/1862 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 2/950 0% |
| Neuroblastoma | 1/87 1% | 1/1331 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| Other Sarcomas | 0/69 0% | 1/699 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 3/2550 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 2/1574 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 0/144 0% | 4/3264 0% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 1/830 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 2/2105 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where TNFSF11 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in TNFSF11 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 33 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 TNFSF11
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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