BRAF (P15056) variants and mutations

BRAF (also known as P15056) is a human protein-coding gene encoding a serine/threonine-protein kinase B-raf protein. It relays activated RAS signals through MEK and ERK to control proliferation, differentiation, and survival. Activating variants, especially V600E, drive melanoma and several other cancers and create sensitivity to pathway-directed therapies. This analysis covers 1,977 BRAF variants and mutations. Of these, 32% have computational variant effect predictions. Disease context includes cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome, Noonan syndrome, and melanoma. Example BRAF variants include A2E, A3T, and G6C.

Variant analysis overview

Variant and mutation evidence

Clinical, disease, and population context

Protein structure and variant hotspots

Data sources

Evidence in this analysis draws on EBI Proteins Variation, UniProt, gnomAD v4, EuropePMC, 3D Hotspot Analysis, Interaction Network Analysis, Protein Data Bank, AlphaFold DB, gnomAD constraint, Open Targets, ClinGen, MaveDB, LitVar.

Notable BRAF variants

Examples include A2E, A3T, G6C, G6D, G7C, G7D, G7S, G8C. Listed records include available protein-change notation, database identifiers, clinical classifications, computational predictions, population evidence, experimental measurements, and disease context.