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 | 6,740 | 949 | 5,684 |
| Samples | 1,870 | 362 | 1,480 |
| Peptides | 1,782 | 300 | 1,486 |
Function
VCAN · Versican
This gene is a member of the aggrecan/versican proteoglycan family. The protein encoded is a large chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan and is a major component of the extracellular matrix. This protein is involved in cell adhesion, proliferation, proliferation, migration and angiogenesis and plays a central role in tissue morphogenesis and maintenance. Mutations in this gene are the cause of Wagner syndrome type 1. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2009].
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 1717 amino-acid changes on canonical ENST00000265077 · 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 VCAN · cell line vs tissue
For each cancer type, the fraction of samples that carry at least one missense/complex mutation anywhere in VCAN – 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 | 10/40 25% | 0/0 0% |
| Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia | 4/25 16% | 0/0 0% |
| Oral Cavity Carcinoma | 8/54 15% | 0/0 0% |
| Melanoma | 39/210 19% | 210/1899 11% |
| Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 55/304 18% | 142/1390 10% |
| Endometrial Carcinoma | 14/42 33% | 52/612 8% |
| T-Cell Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/26 8% | 0/0 0% |
| Other Solid Cancers | 10/94 11% | 100/1515 7% |
| Colorectal Carcinoma | 46/143 32% | 183/3239 6% |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 6/90 7% | 0/0 0% |
| Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma | 5/57 9% | 52/810 6% |
| Gastric Carcinoma | 15/74 20% | 108/1809 6% |
| Bladder Carcinoma | 5/58 9% | 55/956 6% |
| Hodgkins Lymphoma | 2/16 12% | 6/122 5% |
| Glioblastoma | 5/98 5% | 0/0 0% |
| Cervical Carcinoma | 4/35 11% | 18/422 4% |
| Plasma Cell Myeloma | 5/44 11% | 9/305 3% |
| Acute Monocytic Leukemia | 0/1 0% | 1/25 4% |
| Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma | 13/51 25% | 85/2550 3% |
| Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | 0/0 0% | 5/133 4% |
| Head and Neck Carcinoma | 7/85 8% | 55/1574 3% |
| Small Cell Lung Carcinoma | 0/9 0% | 28/752 4% |
| Other Sarcomas | 8/69 12% | 19/699 3% |
| Ovarian Carcinoma | 15/109 14% | 23/998 2% |
| Neuroendocrine Tumour | 14/154 9% | 10/577 2% |
| Mesothelioma | 5/62 8% | 2/165 1% |
| Hepatocellular Carcinoma | 4/46 9% | 65/2210 3% |
| Esophageal Carcinoma | 0/23 0% | 21/769 3% |
| Germ Cell Tumour | 4/25 16% | 1/169 1% |
| Non-Cancerous | 4/104 4% | 18/830 2% |
Mutation Distribution
Where VCAN is mutated · all tissues, split by cell line vs tissue
How many mutations in VCAN 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 6,740 mutations in VCAN
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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