MCAM, Official Symbol MCAMprovided by HGNC Official Full Name melanoma cell adhesion moleculeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6934 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000076706 MIM:155735; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6934 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as CD146; MUC18; HEMCAM; METCAM; MelCAM Summary Involved in glomerular filtration and vascular wound healing. Acts upstream of or within angiogenesis. Located in external side of plasma membrane. Biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and uveal melanoma. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Broad expression in fat (RPKM 237.1), placenta (RPKM 102.0) and 17 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all