The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule across different species:

melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM), melanoma cell adhesion molecule (Mcam), melanoma cell adhesion molecule (mcam), similar to melanoma cell adhesion molecule (LOC566921), melanoma cell adhesion molecule (LOC733617)

Other aliases include:

CD146, MUC18, Muc18, CD149, s-endo, AV025631, 1-gicerin, s-gicerin, MCAM, cd146, gicerin, id:ibd3512

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule:

melanoma cell adhesion molecule – Gicerin – melanoma adhesion molecule – l-gicerin – cell surface glycoprotein MUC18 – gicerin – l-gicerin protein – OTTMUSP00000018124 – melanoma-associated antigen MUC18 – cell adhesion molecule – HEMCAM – similar to melanoma cell adhesion molecule – cell surface glycoprotein MUC18-like

Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding

Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule is relevant to the following processes:

anatomical structure morphogenesis – cell adhesion – heterophilic cell-cell adhesion – blood vessel development

Locations for Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule:

integral to membrane – plasma membrane – membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology