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 | 1,407 | 195 | 1,191 |
| Samples | 464 | 94 | 363 |
| Peptides | 381 | 60 | 317 |
Function
UPF2 · UPF2 regulator of nonsense mediated mRNA decay
This gene encodes a protein that is part of a post-splicing multiprotein complex involved in both mRNA nuclear export and mRNA surveillance. mRNA surveillance detects exported mRNAs with truncated open reading frames and initiates nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). When translation ends upstream from the last exon-exon junction, this triggers NMD to degrade mRNAs containing premature stop codons. This protein is located in the perinuclear area. It interacts with translation release factors and the proteins that are functional homologs of yeast Upf1p and Upf3p. Two splice variants have been found for this gene; both variants encode the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Isoforms & Proteins
3 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 380 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000357604 · 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 UPF2 · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in UPF2 – 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 | 6/40 15% | 0/0 0% |
| T-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/26 8% | 0/0 0% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 6/42 14% | 28/612 5% |
| Retinoblastoma | 1/27 4% | 1/30 3% |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | 6/33 18% | 0/171 0% |
| Thymic Epithelial Tumor | 0/0 0% | 1/39 3% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 9/57 16% | 10/810 1% |
| Melanoma | 6/210 3% | 36/1899 2% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 1/58 2% | 19/956 2% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 13/143 9% | 50/3239 2% |
| Mesothelioma | 3/62 5% | 1/165 1% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 0/35 0% | 8/422 2% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 4/74 5% | 26/1809 1% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 1/44 2% | 3/305 1% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 7/304 2% | 12/1390 1% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 0/94 0% | 17/1515 1% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 0/46 0% | 24/2210 1% |
| Biliary Tract Carcinoma | 0/54 0% | 9/950 1% |
| Burkitts Lymphoma | 1/32 3% | 1/196 1% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 6/752 1% |
| Other Sarcomas | 2/69 3% | 4/699 1% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 6/769 1% |
| Kidney Carcinoma | 0/85 0% | 14/1862 1% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 3/109 3% | 5/998 0% |
| Glioma | 2/52 4% | 13/2127 1% |
| Ewings Sarcoma | 2/63 3% | 0/262 0% |
| Thyroid Gland Carcinoma | 0/45 0% | 10/1592 1% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 1/85 1% | 9/1574 1% |
| Non-Cancerous | 0/104 0% | 5/830 1% |
| Breast Carcinoma | 1/144 1% | 17/3264 1% |
Mutation Distribution
Where UPF2 is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in UPF2 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 1,407 mutations in UPF2
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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