Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Immunologic Factor

**Definition:** Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (314 aa, ~35 kDa) is encoded by the human EPCAM gene. This protein is involved in both cell adhesion and cellular proliferation.

**Synonyms:** - Adenocarcinoma-Associated Antigen - Antigen CD326 - CD326 - CD326 Antigen - Cell Surface Glycoprotein Trop-1 - EGP - EGP314 - EGP40 - EPCAM - Ep-CAM - Epithelial Cell Surface Antigen - Epithelial Cellular Adhesive Molecule - Epithelial Glycoprotein - Epithelial Glycoprotein 314 - Epithelial Glycoprotein 40 - GA733-2 Antigen - Gastrointestinal Tumor-Associated Antigen 2 - KS 1/4 Antigen - KSA - KSA Glycoprotein - M4S1 Protein - MOC31 - Major Gastrointestinal Tumor-Associated Protein GA733-2 - Membrane Component, Chromosome 4, Surface Marker 1 - TACSTD1 - TROP-1 - Tumor-Associated Calcium Signal Transducer 1 - hEGP314