MCAM, melanoma cell adhesion molecule, 4162

N. diseases: 169; N. variants: 2
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE In addition, the cell-surface adhesion molecule MCAM/MUC18 that is involved in metastasis of human melanoma was downregulated in the KCREB-transfected cells. 9366524 1997
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Genomic organization of the melanoma-associated glycoprotein MUC18: implications for the evolution of the immunoglobulin domains. 8378324 1993
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Sequential molecular analysis of circulating MCAM/MUC18 expression: a promising disease biomarker related to clinical outcome in melanoma. 24902661 2014
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Protein levels of MCAM correlate with aggressive invasive behavior of melanoma cells in vitro and invivo. 15610525 2004
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE CD146 predicted poor prognosis of a variety of cancers including melanoma, breast tumors, prostate cancer, and gastric cancer. 26928402 2016
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Further analysis of MCAM(KD) or ST6(O/E) melanoma cells in cell migration assays indicated that Gal-1 ligand-dependent melanoma cell migration was severely inhibited. 25756799 2015
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Ectopic expression of MCAM into primary cutaneous melanoma cells enhanced their tumorigenicity and metastatic ability in vivo. 9810513 1998
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the elevated MCAM expression due to miR-573 reduction is essential in melanoma initiation and progression. 23670160 2013
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease LHGDN Given that monoclonal antibodies against MUC18 are in preclinical development but the reason for their antitumor activity is not well understood, these translational results are relevant in the setting of human melanoma and perhaps of other cancers. 18922915 2008
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease LHGDN Melanoma cell adhesion molecule is a novel marker for human fetal myogenic cells and affects myoblast fusion. 16835268 2006
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE Cell surface glycoprotein MUC18 (alias CD146 or melanoma cell adhesion molecule) has been shown to promote metastasis in several tumors, including melanoma. 23256918 2013
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE These data link AKT activation with MelCAM expression, and implicate that intervention of MelCAM-AKT signaling axis in melanoma is a potential therapeutical approach. 14534536 2003
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Direct correlation between MUC18 expression and metastatic potential of human melanoma cells. 8471835 1993
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE In this report, we extended investigation of effects of moMCAM/MUC18 expression on tumorigenesis and metastasis in another lowly metastatic, however highly tumorigenic moMCAM/MUC18-minus mouse melanoma K1735 subline, K9 (tumor<sup>+++</sup>/met<sup>low</sup>). 27510563 2016
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Loss of AP-2α and overexpression of CREB/ATF-1 results in the overexpression of MCAM/MUC18 which by itself contributes to melanoma metastasis by regulating the inhibitor of DNA binding-1 (Id-1). 21147226 2011
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE All melanoma-associated gene markers were expressed in at least 80% of the melanoma lines, whereas 37 of 39 normal PBL tested negative for all markers; the remaining two PBL were positive for MUC18. 7636555 1995
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE The mechanisms for upregulation of the melanoma cell adhesion molecule during melanoma progression are, however, still poorly understood. 10571724 1999
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE In an effort to validate the use of tissue microarray for melanoma immunohistochemical investigation, a study was conducted comparing the concordance of MCAM staining between whole tumour specimens and tissue microarray core biopsies. 15091192 2004
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 Biomarker disease BEFREE CD146 is an adhesion molecule present on many tumors (melanoma, kidney, pancreas, breast, ...). 29348825 2017
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Besides in melanoma, expression of CD146 antigen has been demonstrated in breast epithelia and hair follicles. 10951239 2000
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Our results suggest that MCAM expression by melanoma cells is associated with increased homotypic adhesion, an event that may support tumor cell survival and growth in vivo. 9398060 1997
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease LHGDN The characterization of the invasion phenotype of uveal melanoma tumour cells shows the presence of MUC18 and HMG-1 metastasis markers and leads to the identification of DJ-1 as a potential serum biomarker. 16570276 2006
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE CD146 expression can promote tumour progression in human melanoma, possibly through enhanced interaction between melanoma cells and endothelial cells. 10451481 1999
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The aim of this study was to investigate the immunohistochemical expression of MCAM/CD146 in 51 canine melanomas, including oral, cutaneous and ocular tumours. 28735667 2017
CUI: C0025202
Disease: melanoma
melanoma
0.100 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Melanoma-associated markers expression in blood: MUC-18 is associated with advanced stages in melanoma patients. 19067715 2009