CEACAM8

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 8 (CEACAM8) also known as CD66b (Cluster of Differentiation 66b), is a member of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) gene family. Its main function is cell adhesion, cell migration, and pathogen binding.[3]

CEACAM8
Available structures
PDBHuman UniProt search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesCEACAM8, CD66b, CD67, CGM6, NCA-95, carcinoembryonic antigen related cell adhesion molecule 8, CEA cell adhesion molecule 8
External IDsOMIM: 615747 HomoloGene: 68205 GeneCards: CEACAM8
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 19 (human)[1]
Band19q13.2Start42,580,243 bp[1]
End42,595,055 bp[1]
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

1088

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Ensembl

ENSG00000124469

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UniProt

P31997

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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001816

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RefSeq (protein)

NP_001807

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Location (UCSC)Chr 19: 42.58 – 42.6 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2]n/a
Wikidata
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Use

CEACAM8 is expressed exclusively on granulocytes and used as granulocyte marker.

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Further reading

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