Gene description for MCAM
Gene name melanoma cell adhesion molecule
Gene symbol MCAM
Other names/aliases CD146
HEMCAM
METCAM
MUC18
MelCAM
Species Homo sapiens
 Database cross references - MCAM
Vesiclepedia VP_4162
EV Quant EVQuant_4162
ExoCarta ExoCarta_4162
Entrez Gene 4162
HGNC 6934
MIM 155735
 MCAM identified in extracellular vesicles derived from the following tissue/cell type

 SampleVesicle type                           
1 Astrocytoma cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
2 Bladder cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
3 Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
4 Breast cancer cells Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes
Supermeres
Show Studies
5 Breast milk Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
6 Bronchial epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
7 Chondrocytes Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
8 Colorectal cancer cells Exosomes/Membrane vesicles
Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles/Microvesicles/Ectosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Show Studies
9 Embryonic kidney cells Exosomes Show Studies
10 Endothelial cells Microparticles
Membrane vesicles/Extracellular vesicles
Exosomes/Extracellular vesicles
Show Studies
11 Epithelial cells Exosomes Show Studies
12 Gastric cancer cells Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
13 Glioblastoma cells Microvesicles
Exosomes
Show Studies
14 Leukemia cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
15 Lung cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
16 Lung epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
17 Melanoma cells Exosomes
Exosomes/Microvesicles
Show Studies
18 Mesenchymal stem cells Exosomes Show Studies
19 Neonatal myoblast cells Microvesicles/Nanovesicles Show Studies
20 Ovarian cancer cells Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Show Studies
21 Pancreatic cancer cells Exosomes
Extracellular vesicles
Supermeres
Show Studies
22 Pancreatic duct epithelial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
23 Plasma Microparticles Show Studies
24 Prostate cancer cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
25 Retinal pigment epithelial cells Small extracellular vesicles Show Studies
26 Saliva Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
27 Smooth muscle cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies
28 Umblical cord mesenchymal stem cells Microvesicles Show Studies
29 Valvular interstitial cells Extracellular vesicles Show Studies