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GeneQ18040523· pop 7· linked from 3 articles

Also known as EMCN2, MUC14, endomucin

Endomucin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EMCN gene. Endomucin is a marker for endothelial cells and hematopoietic stem cells.

Gene data

EMCN
Name
endomucin
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
EMCN2, MUC14

EMCN is a mucin-like sialoglycoprotein that interferes with the assembly of focal adhesion complexes and inhibits interaction between cells and the extracellular matrix (Kinoshita et al., 2001 [PubMed 11418125]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

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endomucin

Symbol
EMCN
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
4:100,364,873-100,880,126
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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HomoloGene ID
9438
genomic start
101316498
cytogenetic location
4q24
genomic end
101801283
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Endomucin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EMCN gene. Endomucin is a marker for endothelial cells and hematopoietic stem cells.

== Function ==

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