MCAM wt Allele

Preferred Label : MCAM wt Allele;

NCIt synonyms : Melanoma Adhesive Molecule Gene; MUC18; CD146; GICERIN, Chicken, Homolog of Gene; Gicerin Gene; Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule wt Allele;

NCIt definition : Human MCAM wild-type allele is located in the vicinity of 11q23.3 and is approximately 9 kb in length. This allele, which encodes cell surface glycoprotein MUC18 protein, plays a role in cellular adhesision, signal transduction and development.;

GenBank Accession Number : NM_006500;

Details

Origin ID

C54308;

UMLS CUI

C1708808;

OMIM relation
- Melanoma adhesion molecule [OMIM gene]
Semantic type(s)
- Gene or Genome [UMLS semantic type]
gene_associated_with_disease
- Melanoma [NCIt concept]
gene_found_in_organism
- Human [NCIt concept]
gene_in_chromosomal_location
- 11q23.3 [NCIt concept]
gene_plays_role_in_process
- Cell Adhesion Process [NCIt concept]
- Ligand Binding [NCIt concept]

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