ALCAM, Official Symbol ALCAMprovided by HGNC Official Full Name activated leukocyte cell adhesion moleculeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:400 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170017 MIM:601662; AllianceGenome:HGNC:400 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 MEMD; CD166 Summary This gene encodes activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM), also known as CD166 (cluster of differentiation 166), which is a member of a subfamily of immunoglobulin receptors with five immunoglobulin-like domains (VVC2C2C2) in the extracellular domain. This protein binds to T-cell differentiation antigene CD6, and is implicated in the processes of cell adhesion and migration. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011] Expression Broad expression in lung (RPKM 33.7), brain (RPKM 28.3) and 24 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all