MCAM Gene Summary [Human]
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, Apr 2022]
Details
| Type | Protein Coding |
| Official Symbol | MCAM |
| Official Name | melanoma cell adhesion molecule [Source:HGNC Symbol;Acc:HGNC:6934] |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000076706 |
| Bio databases IDs | |
| Aliases | melanoma cell adhesion molecule, Gicerin |
| Synonyms | 1-gicerin, CD146, CD149, HEMCAM, melanoma cell adhesion molecule, MELCAM, METCAM, MUC18, s-endo, s-gicerin |
| Species | Human, Homo sapiens |
| Orthologies |
Protein Domains
A protein domain is a distinct structural or functional region within a protein that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. These domains in human MCAM often fold into stable, three-dimensional structures and are associated with specific biological functions, such as binding to DNA, other proteins, or small molecules.
- extracellular domain
- CD19_double_Ig
- immunoglobulin domain
- Immunoglobulin like
- Immunoglobulin I-set domain
- protein binding
- cytosolic tail domain
Top Findings
The most significant associations for this gene, including commonly observed domains, pathway involvement, and functional highlights based on current data.
disease
- metastasis
- neoplasia
- epithelial cancer
- epithelial neoplasia
- cancer
- organismal death
- melanoma
- melanoma cancer
- germ cell neoplasia
- psoriasis
role in cell
- expression in
- apoptosis
- growth
- phosphorylation in
- proliferation
- binding in
- formation
- adhesion
- migration
- survival
Subcellular Expression
Locations within the cell where the protein is known or predicted to be active, providing insight into its function and cellular context.
- Plasma Membrane
- pH resistant lipid raft fraction
- detergent resistant lipid raft fraction
- extracellular vesicles
- cytoskeleton
- Cytoplasm
- cell surface
- Extracellular Space
- cellular membrane
- Nucleus
- cell-cell contacts
- plasma membrane extracellular face
- GLUT4 vesicles
- apical cell-cell contacts
Gene Ontology Annotations
Describes the biological processes, cellular components, and molecular functions associated with the human MCAM gene, providing context for its role in the cell.
Biological Process
Functions and activities the gene product is involved in
- vascular wound healing
- angiogenesis
- glomerular filtration
- anatomical structure morphogenesis
- cell adhesion
- positive regulation of cell migration
Cellular Component
Where in the cell the gene product is active
- extracellular space
- focal adhesion
- external side of plasma membrane
- extracellular region
- plasma membrane