Basic information

Full name
metallothionein 2A
Ensembl
ENSG00000125148.7
Summary
This gene is a member of the metallothionein family of genes. Proteins encoded by this gene family are low in molecular weight, are cysteine-rich, lack aromatic residues, and bind divalent heavy metal ions, altering the intracellular concentration of heavy metals in the cell. These proteins act as anti-oxidants, protect against hydroxyl free radicals, are important in homeostatic control of metal in the cell, and play a role in detoxification of heavy metals. The encoded protein interacts with the protein encoded by the homeobox containing 1 gene in some cell types, controlling intracellular zinc levels, affecting apoptotic and autophagy pathways. Some polymorphisms in this gene are associated with an increased risk of cancer. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2017]

Protein product

Phosphosites on the primary protein product
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Tumor and normal comparison

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Signed p-values
Data type
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
RNA-3.1e-7--0.023--1.3e-8-1.2e-10-3.1e-9--0.013-
protein-3.9e-3--3.3e-27-0.24-1.9e-114.9e-61.8e-50.958.1e-3-0.46

* P-values are from Wilcoxon rank sum test and can be clicked to show the box plots. Positive values mean higher abundance in tumor. BRCA and GBM do not have normal samples.

mRNA expression at gene level
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC56789101112131415log2(RSEM+1)tumornormal
Protein expression
BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC151617181920212223242526272829log2(MS1 intensity)tumornormal

* Mild outlier: filled circle; Extreme outlier: empty circle.

Phenotype and mutation association

Manhattan plot summarizing associations of phenotypes and mutations across all cohorts and omics data types

BRCACCRCCCOADGBMHNSCCLSCCLUADOVPDACUCEC0246810121416180-2-4-6-8-10-12-14-16-18Pan-cancer051015202530354045505560650-5-10-15-20-25-30-35-40-45-50-55-60-65proteinRNASCNVclinicalpathwaycell typegenomicmutation-log10 of P-value

* Data points of significant associations above and below the dotted lines can be hovered to show the phenotype.

Associations of the protein abundance of MT2A with phenotypes and mutations

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Signed p-values
Phenotype
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
HALLMARK_INFLAMMATORY_RESPONSE4e-271.6e-40.490.190.0159.1e-93.1e-101.2e-50.0281.8e-52.6e-3
HALLMARK_EPITHELIAL_MESENCHYMAL_TRANSITION1.9e-251.3e-30.0340.0530.0188.4e-52.2e-169.9e-70.369.3e-40.04
HALLMARK_KRAS_SIGNALING_UP1.4e-231.2e-50.660.0520.0613.9e-72.2e-168.0e-40.123.5e-30.06
HALLMARK_TNFA_SIGNALING_VIA_NFKB5.6e-233.2e-40.0990.420.0219e-88e-95.8e-40.0412.9e-30.001
HALLMARK_APOPTOSIS9.3e-234.3e-40.20.150.0153.5e-72.2e-162.4e-30.383.3e-30.027
HALLMARK_IL6_JAK_STAT3_SIGNALING1.2e-222.2e-30.90.279.3e-31.8e-72.5e-97.4e-56.2e-39.2e-43.7e-3
PROGENy: TNFa9.5e-216.2e-40.240.390.0289.3e-71.5e-72.2e-30.0174.9e-45.1e-3
HALLMARK_HYPOXIA2.5e-205.7e-50.0240.0587.1e-35.3e-42.6e-56.5e-50.168.9e-38.2e-3
HALLMARK_COMPLEMENT2.8e-204.0e-5-0.860.0440.0421.9e-55.5e-109.5e-50.0210.040.014
ESTIMATE: ESTIMATEScore3e-201.0e-4-0.220.0420.087.0e-42.2e-161.7e-50.196.2e-40.038
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* P-values could be from test for Spearman correlation, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Jonckheere-Terpstra trend test or Cox regression depending on the data type. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Cis-association

Associations between omics data of MT2A

BRCA0.530.220.35proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCCRCC0.22-0.11-0.09-0.020.07-0.03proteinmRNASCNVmethylationCOAD0.49-0.150.09proteinmRNASCNVmethylationGBM0.530.060.030.01-0.07-0.10proteinmRNASCNVmethylationHNSCC0.860.010.16-0.010.19-0.24proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLSCC0.74-0.160.14-0.150.20-0.38proteinmRNASCNVmethylationLUAD0.44-0.130.06-0.060.06-0.25proteinmRNASCNVmethylationOV0.26-0.230.29proteinmRNASCNVmethylationPDAC0.470.130.03-0.040.11-0.27proteinmRNASCNVmethylationUCEC0.690.150.010.040.11-0.17proteinmRNASCNVmethylation

* The numbers are Spearman correlation coefficients and can be clicked to show the scatter plots. The color and size of the circles correlate with the coefficients.

Trans-association

Associations of the protein abundance of MT2A and the protein abundance of other genes

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Signed p-values
Gene
Meta P
BRCA
CCRCC
COAD
GBM
HNSCC
LSCC
LUAD
OV
PDAC
UCEC
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* P-values are from test for Spearman correlation. P-values for individual cohorts can be clicked to show the data plots. The matrix icons in each row can be clicked to show a heatmap summary of associations across all cohorts and omics. The rows in the table can be expanded to show results from other omics.

Gene set enrichment analysis

Submit genes and the common logarithm of the p-values of their association with to WebGestalt.