Description
Protocol
Available protocols: ELISA+
Specificity / Sensitivity
PathScan
Species Reactivity: Human
Background
CD31 (Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1: PECAM-1), a member of the Ig superfamily of cell adhesion molecules, is expressed by circulating platelets, monocytes, neutrophils, some T cells, and endothelial cells and modulates cell adhesion, endothelial cell migration, and angiogenesis (1). CD31 is phosphorylated on Tyr686 at the cytoplasmic carboxy-terminal tail upon various stimuli (e.g. mechanical or oxidative stress), presumably by Src family members (2). The tyrosine phosphorylation mediates associations with a number of SH2 domain-containing binding partners such as PI3 kinase, SHIP, PLCγ, and SHP-2. Thus, CD31 serves as a scaffold for various signaling molecules (3).
Alternate Names
adhesion molecule; CD31; CD31 antigen; CD31/EndoCAM; EndoCAM; FLJ58394; GPIIA'; PECA1; PECAM-1; PECAM-1, CD31/EndoCAM; PECAM1; platelet and endothelial cell adhesion molecule 1; Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule; platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1; platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule
