{"entity":{"id":"nfatc2","kind":"target","name":"NFATC2","aka":["nuclear factor of activated T cells 2","Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2","NF-ATP","NFATp","NFAT1"],"tldr":"NFATC2 (Nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 2) is a protein that switches other genes on and off. The public catalogues list it as an oncogene driver and a tumour suppressor, and it is called a cancer driver by mutation analysis of patient cohorts. Tied to Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Breast cancer, Skin cancer and 3 more.","summary":"Plays a role in the inducible expression of cytokine genes in T-cells, especially in the induction of the IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, TNF or GM-CSF. Promotes invasive migration through the activation of GPC6 expression and WNT5A signalling pathway. Is involved in the negative regulation of chondrogenesis.\n\nOpen Targets scores its association with cancer at 0.64 (direct and indirect evidence; datatypes literature 0.97, animal model 0.52, genetic association 0.00, somatic mutation 0.83). IntOGen calls it a driver in 2 cohorts (1 activating, 1 loss-of-function), covering Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Rectal Adenocarcinoma.","asOf":"2026-09-23","links":[{"label":"HGNC HGNC:7776","url":"https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:7776"},{"label":"UniProt Q13469","url":"https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q13469/entry"},{"label":"NCBI Gene 4773","url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4773"},{"label":"Ensembl ENSG00000101096","url":"https://www.ensembl.org/Homo_sapiens/Gene/Summary?g=ENSG00000101096"}],"tags":["cancer-genes-wave"],"related":["open-targets","intogen"],"cancers":["pancreatic","breast-cancer","skin-cancer","gastric","colorectal","rectal-cancer"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":[],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":["Written by scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts from CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC and UniProt; the function text is UniProt's, condensed and in UK spelling. Roles: IntOGen calls it an activating (Act) driver in 1 cohort; IntOGen calls it a loss-of-function (LoF) driver in 1 cohort. Evidence tier \"cohort-driver\" is the strongest of those signals.","Prevalence not recorded: none of the sources gives a positivity rate."],"provenance":{"editedBy":"scripts/fetch-cancer-genes.ts (CIViC, Open Targets, IntOGen, HGNC, UniProt)","editedOn":"2026-09-23"},"symbol":"NFATC2","role":["oncogene-driver","tumour-suppressor"],"evidenceTier":"cohort-driver","sources":[{"label":"HGNC HGNC:7776","url":"https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc_id/HGNC:7776","note":"approved symbol, name, aliases, locus and cross-references (hgnc_complete_set.txt)"},{"label":"UniProt Q13469","url":"https://www.uniprot.org/uniprotkb/Q13469/entry","note":"protein name, function text, keywords and locations (REST API)"},{"label":"Open Targets ENSG00000101096","url":"https://platform.opentargets.org/target/ENSG00000101096/associations","note":"association with cancer (MONDO_0004992) 0.64; per-cancer scores at or above 0.5: colorectal cancer 0.52, gastric cancer 0.52, skin cancer 0.54, breast cancer 0.56 (GraphQL API, CC0)"},{"label":"IntOGen NFATC2","url":"https://www.intogen.org/search?gene=NFATC2","note":"driver in 2 cohorts (Act 1, LoF 1); Compendium_Cancer_Genes.tsv release 20240920, CC0 1.0"}],"hgnc":"HGNC:7776","ensembl":"ENSG00000101096","uniprot":"Q13469","entrez":"4773","biology":"Plays a role in the inducible expression of cytokine genes in T-cells, especially in the induction of the IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, TNF or GM-CSF. Promotes invasive migration through the activation of GPC6 expression and WNT5A signalling pathway. Is involved in the negative regulation of chondrogenesis. Recruited by AKAP5 to ORAI1 pore-forming subunit of CRAC channels in Ca(2+) signalling microdomains where store-operated Ca(2+) influx is coupled to calmodulin and calcineurin signalling and activation of NFAT-dependent transcriptional responses. Location: Cytoplasm; Nucleus (UniProt). Locus 20q13.2 (HGNC).","whereFound":["Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (PAAD)","Breast cancer: Open Targets association 0.56 with breast cancer (MONDO_0007254)","Skin cancer: Open Targets association 0.54 with skin cancer (MONDO_0002898)","Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer: Open Targets association 0.52 with gastric cancer (MONDO_0001056)","Colorectal cancer: Open Targets association 0.52 with colorectal cancer (MONDO_0005575)","Rectal cancer: IntOGen driver in 1 cohort (READ)"],"targetClass":"transcription","prevalence":[]},"route":"/targets/nfatc2/","neighbours":{"collection":[{"id":"intogen","kind":"collection","name":"IntOGen","route":"/collections/intogen/"},{"id":"open-targets","kind":"collection","name":"Open Targets Platform","route":"/collections/open-targets/"}],"cancer":[{"id":"breast-cancer","kind":"cancer","name":"Breast cancer (all types)","route":"/cancers/breast-cancer/"},{"id":"colorectal","kind":"cancer","name":"Colorectal cancer","route":"/cancers/colorectal/"},{"id":"gastric","kind":"cancer","name":"Gastric & gastro-oesophageal junction cancer","route":"/cancers/gastric/"},{"id":"pancreatic","kind":"cancer","name":"Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma","route":"/cancers/pancreatic/"},{"id":"rectal-cancer","kind":"cancer","name":"Rectal cancer","route":"/cancers/rectal-cancer/"},{"id":"skin-cancer","kind":"cancer","name":"Skin cancer (all types)","route":"/cancers/skin-cancer/"}]}}