Lipid Modification Database
Tag Content
LipidDB ID
LipidDB-9606-01193
Entry Name
UniProt Accession
Theoretical PI
5.58
Molecular Weight
71607.41
Genbank Protein ID
Genbank Nucleotide ID
Protein Name
Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18
Protein Synonyms/Alias
Cell surface glycoprotein P1H12; Melanoma cell adhesion molecule; Melanoma-associated antigen A32; Melanoma-associated antigen MUC18; S-endo 1 endothelial-associated antigen; CD146;
Gene Name
MCAM
Gene Synonyms/Alias
MUC18;
Created Date
01-NOV-1995
 Lipid Modification Sites 
 Position   Sequence Form   Peptide   References   Modification Type 
8
Canonical
MGLPRLVCAFLLAAC
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
15
Canonical
CAFLLAACCCCPRVA
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
16
Canonical
AFLLAACCCCPRVAG
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
17
Canonical
FLLAACCCCPRVAGV
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
18
Canonical
LLAACCCCPRVAGVP
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
590
Canonical
YKKGKLPCRRSGKQE
[1]
S-Palmitoylation
Organism
Homo sapiens (Human)
NCBI Taxa ID
9606
Reference
[1] Predicted from GPS-Lipid
Functional Description
Plays a role in cell adhesion, and in cohesion of the endothelial monolayer at intercellular junctions in vascular tissue. Its expression may allow melanoma cells to interact with cellular elements of the vascular system, thereby enhancing hematogeneous tumor spread. Could be an adhesion molecule active in neural crest cells during embryonic development. Acts as surface receptor that triggers tyrosine phosphorylation of FYN and PTK2/FAK1, and a transient increase in the intracellular calcium concentration.
Sequence Annotation
Topological domain: 24 559 Extracellular.
Transmembrane: 560 583 Helical.
Topological domain: 584 646 Cytoplasmic.
Domain: 24 129 Ig-like V-type 1.
Domain: 139 242 Ig-like V-type 2.
Domain: 244 330 Ig-like C2-type 1.
Domain: 335 424 Ig-like C2-type 2.
Domain: 430 510 Ig-like C2-type 3.
Modified residue: 614 614 Phosphoserine.
Modified residue: 628 628 Phosphoserine.
Protein Length
646 AA.
Protein Sequence
(Canonical)
MGLPRLVCAF LLAACCCCPR VAGVPGEAEQ PAPELVEVEV GSTALLKCGL SQSQGNLSHV  60
DWFSVHKEKR TLIFRVRQGQ GQSEPGEYEQ RLSLQDRGAT LALTQVTPQD ERIFLCQGKR  120
PRSQEYRIQL RVYKAPEEPN IQVNPLGIPV NSKEPEEVAT CVGRNGYPIP QVIWYKNGRP  180
LKEEKNRVHI QSSQTVESSG LYTLQSILKA QLVKEDKDAQ FYCELNYRLP SGNHMKESRE  240
VTVPVFYPTE KVWLEVEPVG MLKEGDRVEI RCLADGNPPP HFSISKQNPS TREAEEETTN  300
DNGVLVLEPA RKEHSGRYEC QGLDLDTMIS LLSEPQELLV NYVSDVRVSP AAPERQEGSS  360
LTLTCEAESS QDLEFQWLRE ETGQVLERGP VLQLHDLKRE AGGGYRCVAS VPSIPGLNRT  420
QLVNVAIFGP PWMAFKERKV WVKENMVLNL SCEASGHPRP TISWNVNGTA SEQDQDPQRV  480
LSTLNVLVTP ELLETGVECT ASNDLGKNTS ILFLELVNLT TLTPDSNTTT GLSTSTASPH  540
TRANSTSTER KLPEPESRGV VIVAVIVCIL VLAVLGAVLY FLYKKGKLPC RRSGKQEITL  600
PPSRKSELVV EVKSDKLPEE MGLLQGSSGD KRAPGDQGEK YIDLRH                 646
FASTA
(Canonical)
>LipidDB-9606-01193|P43121
MGLPRLVCAFLLAACCCCPRVAGVPGEAEQPAPELVEVEVGSTALLKCGLSQSQGNLSHV
DWFSVHKEKRTLIFRVRQGQGQSEPGEYEQRLSLQDRGATLALTQVTPQDERIFLCQGKR
PRSQEYRIQLRVYKAPEEPNIQVNPLGIPVNSKEPEEVATCVGRNGYPIPQVIWYKNGRP
LKEEKNRVHIQSSQTVESSGLYTLQSILKAQLVKEDKDAQFYCELNYRLPSGNHMKESRE
VTVPVFYPTEKVWLEVEPVGMLKEGDRVEIRCLADGNPPPHFSISKQNPSTREAEEETTN
DNGVLVLEPARKEHSGRYECQGLDLDTMISLLSEPQELLVNYVSDVRVSPAAPERQEGSS
LTLTCEAESSQDLEFQWLREETGQVLERGPVLQLHDLKREAGGGYRCVASVPSIPGLNRT
QLVNVAIFGPPWMAFKERKVWVKENMVLNLSCEASGHPRPTISWNVNGTASEQDQDPQRV
LSTLNVLVTPELLETGVECTASNDLGKNTSILFLELVNLTTLTPDSNTTTGLSTSTASPH
TRANSTSTERKLPEPESRGVVIVAVIVCILVLAVLGAVLYFLYKKGKLPCRRSGKQEITL
PPSRKSELVVEVKSDKLPEEMGLLQGSSGDKRAPGDQGEKYIDLRH
Gene Ontology
GO:0009897; C:external side of plasma membrane; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0005925; C:focal adhesion; IDA:UniProtKB
GO:0016021; C:integral component of membrane; IEA:UniProtKB-KW
GO:0005886; C:plasma membrane; NAS:ProtInc
GO:0009653; P:anatomical structure morphogenesis; TAS:ProtInc
GO:0007155; P:cell adhesion; TAS:ProtInc
GO:0003094; P:glomerular filtration; IEP:UniProtKB
GO:0061042; P:vascular wound healing; IEP:UniProtKB
Interpro
InterPro; IPR013162; CD80_C2-set
InterPro; IPR007110; Ig-like_dom
InterPro; IPR013783; Ig-like_fold
InterPro; IPR003599; Ig_sub
InterPro; IPR003598; Ig_sub2
InterPro; IPR013106; Ig_V-set
InterPro; IPR013151; Immunoglobulin
Pfam
Pfam; PF08205; C2-set_2;
Pfam; PF00047; ig;
Pfam; PF07686; V-set;
SMART
SMART; SM00409; IG;
SMART; SM00408; IGc2;
PROSITE
PROSITE; PS50835; IG_LIKE;
PRINTS