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MCAM

Gene
Mcam
Protein
Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
648 amino acids
Function
Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration (By similarity).
Mass
71.545 kDa
Sequence
MGLPKLVCVFLFAACCCCRRAAGVPGEEKQPVPTPDLVEAEVGSTALLKCGPSRASGNFSQVDWFLIHKERQILIFRVHQGKGQREPGEYEHRLSLQDSVATLALSHVTPHDERMFLCKSKRPRLQDHYVELQVFKAPEEPTIQANVVGIHVDRQELREVATCVGRNGYPIPQVLWYKNSLPLQEEENRVHIQSSQIVESSGLYTLKSVLSARLVKEDKDAQFYCELSYRLPSGNHMKESKEVTVPVFYPAEKVWVEVEPVGLLKEGDHVTIRCLTDGNPQPHFTINKKDPSTGEMEEESTDENGLLSLEPAEKHHSGLYQCQSLDLETTITLSSDPLELLVNYVSDVQVNPTAPEVQEGESLTLTCEAESNQDLEFEWLRDKTGQLLGKGPVLQLNNVRREAGGRYLCMASVPRVPGLNRTQLVSVGIFGSPWMALKERKVWVQENAVLNLSCEASGHPQPTISWNVNGSATEWNPDPQTVVSTLNVLVTPELLETGAECTASNSLGSNTTTIVLKLVTLTTLIPDSSQTTGLSTLTVSPHTRANSTSTEKKLPQPESKGVVIVAVIVCTLVLAVLGAALYFFYKKGKLPCGRSGKQEITLPPTRKSEFVVEVKSDKLPEEMALLQGSNGDKRAPGDQGEKYIDLRH

Gene
Mcam
Protein
Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
648 amino acids
Function
Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration (By similarity).
Mass
71.327 kDa
Sequence
MGLPRLVCAFLFAACCCCRSATGVPGEEKQPTPTPDPVEVEVGNTALLKCGPAHPSGNFSQVEWFLIHKERQIPIFRVHQGKGQSEPGEYEHRLSLHGPGATLALSQVTPHDDRMFLCKSKQPRPQDHYVQLQVYKAPEEPTIQANVLGIHVDIQELKEVATCVGRNGYPIPQVIWYKNGRPLQEEENRVHIQSSQTVESSGLYTLKSVLSARLVKEDKDAQFYCELSYRLPSGNRMKESKEVTVPVLYPAEKVWVEVEPVGLLKEGDHVKIRCLTDGNPQPHFTINKKNPSTEEMEEESTDENGLLSLEPAQKHHSGVYQCQSLDLETTVMLSSDPLELLVNYVSDVQVDPTAPEVQEGDSLTLTCKAESNQDLEFEWLRDKTGQLLGKGPILQLNNVKREAGGRYLCVASVPSVPGLNRTRRVSVGIFGSPWMAAKERKVWAQENAMLNLSCEASGHPQPTISWNINGSATEWNPDPQTVVSTLNVLVTPELLETGAECTASNSLGSNTTVIILKLVTLTTLTPDSSQTTGLSTPTVSPHSRANSTSTEKKLPQQESKGVVIVAVIVCTLVLAVLGATLYYFYKKGKLPCGRSGKQEITLPPTRKSEFVVEVKSDKLPEEMALLQGSNGDKRAPGDQGEKYIDLRH

Gene
MCAM
Protein
Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
646 amino acids
Function
Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration.
Mass
71.607 kDa
Sequence
MGLPRLVCAFLLAACCCCPRVAGVPGEAEQPAPELVEVEVGSTALLKCGLSQSQGNLSHVDWFSVHKEKRTLIFRVRQGQGQSEPGEYEQRLSLQDRGATLALTQVTPQDERIFLCQGKRPRSQEYRIQLRVYKAPEEPNIQVNPLGIPVNSKEPEEVATCVGRNGYPIPQVIWYKNGRPLKEEKNRVHIQSSQTVESSGLYTLQSILKAQLVKEDKDAQFYCELNYRLPSGNHMKESREVTVPVFYPTEKVWLEVEPVGMLKEGDRVEIRCLADGNPPPHFSISKQNPSTREAEEETTNDNGVLVLEPARKEHSGRYECQGLDLDTMISLLSEPQELLVNYVSDVRVSPAAPERQEGSSLTLTCEAESSQDLEFQWLREETGQVLERGPVLQLHDLKREAGGGYRCVASVPSIPGLNRTQLVNVAIFGPPWMAFKERKVWVKENMVLNLSCEASGHPRPTISWNVNGTASEQDQDPQRVLSTLNVLVTPELLETGVECTASNDLGKNTSILFLELVNLTTLTPDSNTTTGLSTSTASPHTRANSTSTERKLPEPESRGVVIVAVIVCILVLAVLGAVLYFLYKKGKLPCRRSGKQEITLPPSRKSELVVEVKSDKLPEEMGLLQGSSGDKRAPGDQGEKYIDLRH