BCAM

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Basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group)

Rendering based on PDB 2PET.
Identifiers
Symbols BCAM; AU; CD239; LU; MSK19
External IDs OMIM612773 MGI1929940 HomoloGene21149 GeneCards: BCAM Gene
RNA expression pattern
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PBB GE BCAM 203009 at tn.png
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Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4059 57278
Ensembl ENSG00000187244 ENSMUSG00000002980
UniProt P50895 n/a
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001013257.1 NM_020486.2
RefSeq (protein) NP_001013275.1 NP_065232.1
Location (UCSC) Chr 19:
45.31 – 45.32 Mb
Chr 7:
20.34 – 20.36 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]

Basal cell adhesion molecule is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BCAM gene.[1] BCAM has also recently been designated CD239 (cluster of differentiation 239).

Lutheran blood group glycoprotein is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and a receptor for the extracellular matrix protein, laminin. The protein contains five, N-terminus, extracellular immunoglobulin domains, a single transmembrane domain, and a short, C-terminal cytoplasmic tail. This protein may play a role in epithelial cell cancer and in vaso-occlusion of red blood cells in sickle cell disease. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene.[1]

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[edit] Interactions

BCAM has been shown to interact with Laminin, alpha 5.[2][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: BCAM basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group)". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4059. 
  2. ^ Parsons, S F; Lee G, Spring F A, Willig T N, Peters L L, Gimm J A, Tanner M J, Mohandas N, Anstee D J, Chasis J A (Jan. 2001). "Lutheran blood group glycoprotein and its newly characterized mouse homologue specifically bind alpha5 chain-containing human laminin with high affinity". Blood (UNITED STATES) 97 (1): 312–20. doi:10.1182/blood.V97.1.312. ISSN 0006-4971. PMID 11133776. 
  3. ^ Kikkawa, Yamato; Moulson Casey L, Virtanen Ismo, Miner Jeffrey H (Nov. 2002). "Identification of the binding site for the Lutheran blood group glycoprotein on laminin alpha 5 through expression of chimeric laminin chains in vivo". J. Biol. Chem. (United States) 277 (47): 44864–9. doi:10.1074/jbc.M208731200. ISSN 0021-9258. PMID 12244066. 

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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