| Tissue Specificity | Detected in melanoma cell lines. |
| 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 a surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration. |
| Protein Name | Cell Surface Glycoprotein Muc18GicerinMelanoma Cell Adhesion MoleculeMelanoma-Associated Antigen Muc18Cd Antigen Cd146 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-MMU-8980692Reactome: -MMU-9013026Reactome: -MMU-9013106Reactome: -MMU-9013149Reactome: -MMU-9013404Reactome: -MMU-9013405Reactome: -MMU-9013408Reactome: -MMU-9013423Reactome: -MMU-9035034 |
| Cellular Localisation | MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane Protein |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Cell Surface Glycoprotein Muc18 antibodyAnti-Gicerin antibodyAnti-Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule antibodyAnti-Melanoma-Associated Antigen Muc18 antibodyAnti-Cd Antigen Cd146 antibodyAnti-Mcam antibodyAnti-Muc18 antibody |
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