CD31

Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule
Identifiers
Symbols PECAM1; CD31; FLJ34100; FLJ58394; PECAM-1
External IDs OMIM173445 MGI97537 HomoloGene47925 GeneCards: PECAM1 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 5175 18613
Ensembl ENSG00000256277 ENSMUSG00000020717
UniProt P16284 Q8CAW4
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000442.4 NM_001032378
RefSeq (protein) NP_000433.4 NP_001027550
Location (UCSC) Chr HG183_PATCH:
62.4 – 62.47 Mb
Chr 11:
106.52 – 106.61 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1) also known as cluster of differentiation 31 (CD31) is a protein that in human is encoded by the PECAM1 gene found on chromosome 17.[1][2][3][4] PECAM-1 plays a key role in removing aged neutrophils from the body.

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Function

PECAM-1 is found on the surface of platelets, monocytes, neutrophils, and some types of T-cells, and makes up a large portion of endothelial cell intercellular junctions. The encoded protein is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and is likely involved in leukocyte migration, angiogenesis, and integrin activation.[1]

Tissue distribution

CD-31 is normally found on endothelial cells, platelets, macrophages and Kupffer cells, granulocytes, T / NK cells, lymphocytes, megakaryocytes, osteoclasts, neutrophils.

CD-31 is also expressed in certain tumors, including epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, epithelioid sarcoma-like hemangioendothelioma, other vascular tumors, histiocytic malignancies, and plasmacytomas. It is rarely found in some sarcomas and carcinomas.

Immunohistochemistry

In immunohistochemistry, CD31 is used primarily to demonstrate the presence of endothelial cells in histological tissue sections. This can help to evaluate the degree of tumour angiogenesis, which can imply a rapidly growing tumour. Malignant endothelial cells also commonly retain the antigen, so that CD31 immunohistochemistry can also be used to demonstrate both angiomas and angiosarcomas. It can also be demonstrated in small lymphocytic and lymphoblastic lymphomas, although more specific markers are available for these conditions.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5175. 
  2. ^ Newman PJ, Berndt MC, Gorski J, White GC, Lyman S, Paddock C, Muller WA (March 1990). "PECAM-1 (CD31) cloning and relation to adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily". Science 247 (4947): 1219–22. doi:10.1126/science.1690453. PMID 1690453. 
  3. ^ Gumina RJ, Kirschbaum NE, Rao PN, vanTuinen P, Newman PJ (June 1996). "The human PECAM1 gene maps to 17q23". Genomics 34 (2): 229–32. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0272. PMID 8661055. 
  4. ^ Xie Y, Muller WA (October 1996). "Fluorescence in situ hybridization mapping of the mouse platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM1) to mouse chromosome 6, region F3-G1". Genomics 37 (2): 226–8. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.0546. PMID 8921400. 
  5. ^ Leong, Anthony S-Y; Cooper, Kumarason; Leong, F Joel W-M (2003). Manual of Diagnostic Cytology (2 ed.). Greenwich Medical Media, Ltd.. p. 103. ISBN 1-84110-100-1. 

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