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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]


Use

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000124469Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Entrez Gene: CEACAM8 carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 8".

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.



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