Alternative Name(s):

Cell surface glycoprotein P1H12Melanoma cell adhesion molecule;Melanoma-associated antigen A32Melanoma-associated antigen MUC18S-endo 1 endothelial-associated antigen; CD146

Species: (Organism)

Homo sapiens (Human)

Gene Names:

MCAM

Tag info:

N-terminal 6xHis-tagged

Target Protein AA Sequence:

LSQSQGNLSHVDWFSVHKEKRTLIFRVRQGQGQSEPGEYEQRLSLQDRGATLALTQVTPQDERIFLCQGKRPRSQEYRIQLRVYKAPEEPNIQVNPLGIPVNSKEPEEVATCVGRNGYPIPQVIWYKNGRPLKEEKNRVHIQSSQTVESSGLYTLQSILKAQLVKEDKDAQFYCELNYRLPSGNHMKESREVTVPVFYPTEKVWLEVEPVGMLKEGDRVEIRCLADGNPPPHFSISKQNPSTREAEEETTNDNGVLVLEPARKEHSGRYECQGLDLDTMISLLSEPQELLVNYVSDVRVSPAAPERQEGSSLTLTCEAESSQDLEFQWLREETGQVLERGPVLQLHDLKREAGGGYRCVASVPSIPGLNRTQLVNVAIFGPPWMAFKERKVWVKENMVLNLSCEASGHPRPTISWNVNGTASEQDQDPQRVLSTLNVLVTPELLETGVECTASNDLGKNTSILFLELVNLTTLTPDSNTTTGLSTSTASPHTRANSTSTERKLPEPESRGVVIVAVIVCILVLAVLGAVLYFLYKKGKLPCRRSGKQEITLPPSRKSELVVEVKSDKLPEEMGLLQGSSGDKRAPGDQGEKYIDLRH

Expression Region:

50-646aa

Subcellular Location:

Membrane, Single-pass type I membrane protein

Tissue Specificity:

Detected in endothelial cells in vascular tissue throughout the body. May appear at the surface of neural crest cells during their embryonic migration. Appears to be limited to vascular smooth muscle in normal adult tissues. Associated with tumor progression and the development of metastasis in human malignant melanoma. Expressed most strongly on metastatic lesions and advanced primary tumors and is only rarely detected in benign melanocytic nevi and thin primary melanomas with a low probability of metastasis.

Protein Length:

Partial

Pathway:

Mol. Weight:

70.7 kDa

Purity:

Greater than 90% as determined by SDS-PAGE.

Form:

Liquid or Lyophilized powder

Buffer:

If the delivery form is liquid, the default storage buffer is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 5%-50% glycerol. If the delivery form is lyophilized powder, the buffer before lyophilization is Tris/PBS-based buffer, 6% Trehalose, pH 8.0.

Research Areas:

Cell Adhesion

Function:

Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration.

Involvement in disease:

Relevance:

Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elents of the vascular syst, thereby enhancing hatogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during bryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration.

Reconstitution:

We recommend that this vial be briefly centrifuged prior to opening to bring the contents to the bottom. Please reconstitute protein in deionized sterile water to a concentration of 0.1-1.0 mg/mL.We recommend to add 5-50% of glycerol (final concentration) and aliquot for long-term storage at -20℃/-80℃. Our default final concentration of glycerol is 50%. Customers could use it as reference.

Protein Families:

Reference:

MUC18, a marker of tumor progression in human melanoma, shows sequence similarity to the neural cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily.Lehmann J.M., Riethmueller G., Johnson J.P.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:9891-9895(1989)