Basal cell adhesion molecule

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BCAM
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005581
NM_001013257

NM_020486

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001013275
NP_005572

NP_065232

Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 44.81 – 44.82 MbChr 7: 19.49 – 19.5 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Basal cell adhesion molecule, also known as

plasma membrane glycoprotein that in humans is encoded by the BCAM gene.[5] BCAM has also recently been designated CD239 (cluster of differentiation
239).

Function

Lutheran blood group glycoprotein is a member of the

C-terminal cytoplasmic tail. This protein may play a role in epithelial cell cancer and in vaso-occlusion of red blood cells in sickle cell disease. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[5]

Interactions

BCAM has been shown to

interact with Laminin, alpha 5. BCAM has also been shown to promote the metastasis of ovarian cancer.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000187244Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000002980Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: BCAM basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group)".
  6. S2CID 10715366
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