EMCN

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Endomucin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EMCN gene.[5][6][7] Endomucin is a marker for endothelial cells[8] and hematopoietic stem cells.[9]

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EMCN
Identifiers
AliasesEMCN, EMCN2, MUC14, endomucin
External IDsOMIM: 608350; MGI: 1891716; HomoloGene: 9438; GeneCards: EMCN; OMA:EMCN - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001159694
NM_016242

NM_001163522
NM_016885

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001153166
NP_057326

NP_001156994
NP_058581

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 100.4 – 100.88 MbChr 3: 137.05 – 137.14 Mb
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Function

EMCN is a mucin-like sialoglycoprotein that interferes with the assembly of focal adhesion complexes and inhibits interaction between cells and the extracellular matrix.[5][7]

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