HEPACAM, Official Symbol HEPACAMprovided by HGNC Official Full Name hepatic and glial cell adhesion moleculeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:26361 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000165478 MIM:611642; AllianceGenome:HGNC:26361 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HEPN1; MLC2A; MLC2B; GlialCAM Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a single-pass type I membrane protein that localizes to the cytoplasmic side of the cell membrane. The encoded protein acts as a homodimer and is involved in cell motility and cell-matrix interactions. The expression of this gene is downregulated or undetectable in many cancer cell lines, so this may be a tumor suppressor gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 47.9), fat (RPKM 15.6) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all