Protein Name melanoma cell adhesion molecule
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 4162
Gene Symbol

MCAM

UniProt P43121 (MUC18_HUMAN), A0A024R3I5 (A0A024R3I5_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 125
Total Number of Articles : 118
Description

melanoma cell adhesion molecule

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable laminin receptor activity. Involved in glomerular filtration and vascular wound healing. Acts upstream of or within angiogenesis. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uveal melanoma. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, May 2025]

synonyms
  • cell surface glycoprotein MUC18
  • Gicerin
  • S-endo 1 endothelial-associated antigen
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Properties