金山科研平台，产品价格货期咨询微信：jinshanbio Molecule Information: MCAM/CD146 Long Name: Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule Aliases: CD146; L-Gicerin; MUC18 Entrez Gene IDs: 4162 (Human); 84004 (Mouse); 78967 (Rat) Background: MCAM MCAM, also known as MUC18, is an Ig-superfamily glycoprotein that shows significant homology to several cell adhesion molecules, notably N-CAM. It was identified as an antigen on metastatic melanoma cells and is also expressed on a variety of normal and transformed cell types. MCAM expression is associated with tumor progression and metastasis, and may be involved in embryonic neuronal development.