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 | 249 | 27 | 222 |
| Samples | 128 | 18 | 110 |
| Peptides | 88 | 12 | 79 |
Function
ULBP3 · UL16 binding protein 3
The protein encoded by this gene is one of several related ligands of the KLRK1/NKG2D receptor, which is found in primary NK cells. Binding of these ligands to the receptor activates several signal transduction pathways, including the JAK2, STAT5, and ERK pathways. The encoded protein is expressed solubly and on the surface of many tumor cells, making it potentially an important target for therapeutics. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 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 88 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000367339 · 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 ULBP3 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in ULBP3 – 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 2/90 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Oral Cavity Carcinoma | 1/54 2% | 0/0 0% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 2/133 2% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 0/42 0% | 7/612 1% |
| Melanoma | 2/210 1% | 14/1899 1% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 6/769 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 11/1515 1% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 3/143 2% | 18/3239 1% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 1/44 2% | 1/305 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/57 0% | 4/810 0% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 0/51 0% | 10/2550 0% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 4/85 5% | 2/1574 0% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/304 0% | 6/1390 0% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 3/950 0% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 5/2210 0% |
| Medulloblastoma | 0/0 0% | 1/450 0% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 1/422 0% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 4/144 3% | 3/3264 0% |
| Glioma | 1/52 2% | 3/2127 0% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 0/154 0% | 1/577 0% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 1/752 0% |
| Pancreatic Carcinoma | 0/89 0% | 2/1611 0% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 0/74 0% | 2/1809 0% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 0/58 0% | 1/956 0% |
| Prostate Carcinoma | 0/13 0% | 2/2105 0% |
| Other Blood Cancers | 0/61 0% | 2/2725 0% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 1/1862 0% |
| B-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 0/88 0% | 1/2534 0% |
Mutation Distribution
Where ULBP3 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in ULBP3 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 52 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 249 mutations in ULBP3
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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