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BCAM basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group) [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 4059, updated on 5-Mar-2024

Summary

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Official Symbol
BCAMprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name
basal cell adhesion molecule (Lutheran blood group)provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:6722
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000187244 MIM:612773; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6722
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
AU; LU; B-CAM; CD239; MSK19; F8/G253
Summary
This gene encodes Lutheran blood group glycoprotein, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily and a receptor for the extracellular matrix protein, laminin. The protein contains five 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. Polymorphisms in this gene define some of the antigens in the Lutheran system and also the Auberger system. Inactivating variants of this gene result in the recessive Lutheran null phenotype, Lu(a-b-), of the Lutheran blood group. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, May 2012]
Expression
Broad expression in kidney (RPKM 99.8), prostate (RPKM 62.6) and 19 other tissues See more
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Genomic context

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Location:
19q13.32
Exon count:
14
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2023_10 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 19 NC_000019.10 (44809059..44821421)
RS_2023_10 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 19 NC_060943.1 (47633808..47646153)
105.20220307 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 19 NC_000019.9 (45312316..45324678)

Chromosome 19 - NC_000019.10Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124900431 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14771 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14772 Neighboring gene Cbl proto-oncogene C Neighboring gene MPRA-validated peak3507 silencer Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14773 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45315534-45316080 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45316732-45317264 Neighboring gene Sharpr-MPRA regulatory region 5395 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10740 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10743 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10742 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10741 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45351264-45352246 Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45353716-45354627 Neighboring gene nectin cell adhesion molecule 2 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45382143-45382992 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45382993-45383842 Neighboring gene H3K27ac-H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45383843-45384692 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45388007-45388506 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45388826-45389326 Neighboring gene H3K27ac hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr19:45393067-45393568 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 14774 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 10744 Neighboring gene translocase of outer mitochondrial membrane 40

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Expression

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  • Project title: HPA RNA-seq normal tissues
  • Description: RNA-seq was performed of tissue samples from 95 human individuals representing 27 different tissues in order to determine tissue-specificity of all protein-coding genes
  • BioProject: PRJEB4337
  • Publication: PMID 24309898
  • Analysis date: Wed Apr 4 07:08:55 2018

Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Basal cell adhesion molecule promotes metastasis-associated processes in ovarian cancer. Sivakumar S, et al. Clin Transl Med, 2023 Jan. PMID 36647260, Free PMC Article
  2. Cell trajectory modeling identifies a primitive trophoblast state defined by BCAM enrichment. Shannon MJ, et al. Development, 2022 Jan 1. PMID 35020896
  3. Upregulation of BCAM and its sense lncRNA BAN are associated with gastric cancer metastasis and poor prognosis. Jin J, et al. Mol Oncol, 2020 Apr. PMID 31951095, Free PMC Article
  4. Erythrocytes from patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and splanchnic venous thrombosis show greater expression of Lu/BCAM. Novitzky-Basso I, et al. Int J Lab Hematol, 2018 Aug. PMID 29756283
  5. The role of Lutheran/basal cell adhesion molecule in human bladder carcinogenesis. Chang HY, et al. J Biomed Sci, 2017 Aug 26. PMID 28841878, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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  1. Basal cell adhesion molecule promotes metastasis-associated processes in ovarian cancer.
    Title: Basal cell adhesion molecule promotes metastasis-associated processes in ovarian cancer.
  2. Cell trajectory modeling identifies a primitive trophoblast state defined by BCAM enrichment.
    Title: Cell trajectory modeling identifies a primitive trophoblast state defined by BCAM enrichment.
  3. Novel variants in Krueppel like factor 1 that cause persistence of fetal hemoglobin in In(Lu) individuals.
    Title: Novel variants in Krueppel like factor 1 that cause persistence of fetal hemoglobin in In(Lu) individuals.
  4. Upregulation of BCAM and its sense lncRNA BAN are associated with gastric cancer metastasis and poor prognosis.
    Title: Upregulation of BCAM and its sense lncRNA BAN are associated with gastric cancer metastasis and poor prognosis.
  5. Lutheran (Lu)/Basal cell adhesion molecule (BCAM) regulates the morphogenesis of DR depending on liver disease models.
    Title: Differential expression of Lutheran/BCAM regulates biliary tissue remodeling in ductular reaction during liver regeneration.
  6. Lu/BCAM-mediated binding to laminin-alpha5 is restricted by interacting, in cis, with glycophorin-C-derived sialic acid residues.
    Title: Glycophorin-C sialylation regulates Lu/BCAM adhesive capacity during erythrocyte aging.
  7. Lu expression by erythrocytes from patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and splanchnic venous thrombosi is significantly increased compared to erythrocytes from healthy individuals
    Title: Erythrocytes from patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms and splanchnic venous thrombosis show greater expression of Lu/BCAM.
  8. This is the first report showing that Lu/BCAM, in the presence of its ligand laminin, is oncogenic in human urothelial cancers and may have potential as a novel therapeutic target.
    Title: The role of Lutheran/basal cell adhesion molecule in human bladder carcinogenesis.
  9. data show that the BCAM/LAMA5 system plays a functional role in the metastatic spreading of KRAS-mutant colorectal cancer
    Title: BCAM and LAMA5 Mediate the Recognition between Tumor Cells and the Endothelium in the Metastatic Spreading of KRAS-Mutant Colorectal Cancer.
  10. The serum levels of IL-8, MIP-1 alpha, MIP-1 beta, MMP-8, Resistin, FLRG, and BCAM were significantly higher in breast cancer patients, but LAP and TSH-beta levels were lower.
    Title: Serum cytokine profile in patients with breast cancer.
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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description Tests
BLOOD GROUP--LUTHERAN SYSTEM
MedGen: C0024171 OMIM: 111200 GeneReviews: Not available
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LuLu phenotype
MedGen: C1292230 OMIM: 247420 GeneReviews: Not available
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EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
Gene-environment interactions and obesity traits among postmenopausal African-American and Hispanic women in the Women's Health Initiative SHARe Study.
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Overrepresentation of glutamate signaling in Alzheimer's disease: network-based pathway enrichment using meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
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Variation

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Genotypes

Interactions

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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

General gene information

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Markers

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables laminin binding IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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enables laminin receptor activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
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enables laminin receptor activity IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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enables protein binding IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
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enables protein binding IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
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enables transmembrane signaling receptor activity TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in cell adhesion TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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involved_in cell-matrix adhesion IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
more info
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involved_in signal transduction TAS
Traceable Author Statement
more info
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in collagen-containing extracellular matrix HDA PubMed 
located_in external side of plasma membrane IC
Inferred by Curator
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located_in extracellular exosome HDA PubMed 
located_in extracellular region HDA PubMed 
is_active_in plasma membrane IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
basal cell adhesion molecule
Names
Auberger b antigen
B-CAM cell surface glycoprotein
B-cell adhesion molecule
F8/G253 antigen
Lutheran blood group variant LUGA
basal cell adhesion molecule (Lu and Au blood groups)

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

  1. NG_007480.1 RefSeqGene

    Range
    4979..17341
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_001013257.2 → NP_001013275.1  basal cell adhesion molecule isoform 2 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_001013275.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (2) includes an additional segment in its 3' coding region, which results in an early stop codon, compared to variant 1. The encoded isoform (2) is shorter at the C-terminus, compared to isoform 1. The full-length nature of this variant is supported by data in PMIDs 8781446 and 9192786.
    Source sequence(s)
    AC092306, BM985314, BP352029, X80026, X83425
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS42575.1
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A087WXM8, A0A1A9C7B7
    Related
    ENSP00000481153.1, ENST00000611077.5
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    smart00408
    Location:283 → 341
    IGc2; Immunoglobulin C-2 Type
    smart00410
    Location:280 → 358
    IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
    pfam08205
    Location:151 → 248
    C2-set_2; CD80-like C2-set immunoglobulin domain
    pfam13895
    Location:373 → 444
    Ig_2; Immunoglobulin domain
    cl11960
    Location:466 → 530
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

  2. NM_005581.5 → NP_005572.2  basal cell adhesion molecule isoform 1 precursor

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_005572.2

    Status: REVIEWED

    Description
    Transcript Variant: This variant (1) represents the shorter transcript but encodes the longer isoform (1).
    Source sequence(s)
    BC050450, BM985314, BP352029
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS12644.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    A8MYF9, A9YWT5, A9YWT6, P50895, Q86VC7
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A0A1TTQ0, G0TQY6, I7KDP0, I7L574
    Related
    ENSP00000270233.5, ENST00000270233.12
    Conserved Domains (5) summary
    smart00408
    Location:377 → 427
    IGc2; Immunoglobulin C-2 Type
    smart00410
    Location:280 → 358
    IG_like; Immunoglobulin like
    pfam08205
    Location:151 → 248
    C2-set_2; CD80-like C2-set immunoglobulin domain
    pfam13927
    Location:464 → 526
    Ig_3; Immunoglobulin domain
    cl11960
    Location:37 → 143
    Ig; Immunoglobulin domain

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2023_10

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000019.10 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    44809059..44821421
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Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060943.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    47633808..47646153
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Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
P50895.2 GenPept UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot:P50895

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