Description
Product Characteristics: Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM,CD326) is a type I transmembrane glycoprotein that functions as a homophilic,epithelial-specific intercellular cell-adhesion molecule. In addition to cell adhesion,EpCAM is also involved in cellular signaling,cell migration,proliferation,and differentiation. EpCAM is highly expressed on most carcinomas and therefore of potential use as a diagnostic and prognostic marker for a variety of carcinomas,and has become a therapeutic target.
Target Information: This gene encodes a carcinoma-associated antigen and is a member of a family that includes at least two type I membrane proteins. This antigen is expressed on most normal epithelial cells and gastrointestinal carcinomas and functions as a homotypic calcium-independent cell adhesion molecule. The antigen is being used as a target for immunotherapy treatment of human carcinomas. Mutations in this gene result in congenital tufting enteropathy. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2008]