ALCAM

ALCAM
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesALCAM, CD166, MEMD, activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule
External IDsMGI: 1313266 HomoloGene: 1229 GeneCards: ALCAM
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

214

11658

Ensembl

ENSG00000170017

ENSMUSG00000022636

UniProt

Q13740

Q61490

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001627
NM_001243280
NM_001243281
NM_001243283

NM_009655
NM_001331110

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001230209
NP_001230210
NP_001230212
NP_001618

NP_001318039
NP_033785

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 105.37 – 105.58 MbChr 16: 52.25 – 52.45 Mb
PubMed search[1][2]
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CD166 antigen is a 100-105 kD typeI transmembrane glycoprotein that is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily of proteins. In humans it is encoded by the ALCAM gene.[3][4] It is also called CD166 (cluster of differentiation 166), MEMD,[5] SC-1/DM-GRASP/BEN in the chicken, and KG-CAM in the rat.

Some literature sources have also cited it as the CD6 ligand (CD6L). It is expressed on activated T cells, activated monocytes, epithelial cells, fibroblasts, neurons, melanoma cells, and also in sweat and sebaceous glands. CD166 protein expression is reported to be upregulated in a cell line deriving from a metastasizing melanoma.[5] CD166 plays an important role in mediating adhesion interactions between thymic epithelial cells and CD6+ cells during intrathymic T cell development.

Recently, CD166 has also been used as a potential cancer stem cell marker.

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