Gene Information
Gene NameCEACAM5
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length702
Protein NamesCarcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (Carcinoembryonic antigen) (CEA) (Meconium antigen 100) (CD antigen CD66e)
Target Namecarcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5
Target TypeNA
Gene Age168 ( ENSG00000105388 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP06731
Gene CardCEACAM5
Uniprot IDP06731
PfamPF13895; PF07686
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.094467399)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ CEACAM5 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ CEACAM1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ceacam10 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ceacam1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Ceacam2 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Ceacam1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Ceacam4 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Ceacam6 ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsCEACAM19, HEPACAM2, HEPACAM, VSTM5, CEACAM6, CEACAM1, CEACAM3, CEACAM7, CEACAM8, PSG1, PSG8, PSG9, PSG3, PSG7, PSG11, PSG2, PSG4, PSG5, PSG6, CEACAM4, CEACAM21, CEACAM16, CEACAM20, CEACAM18
Tissueappendix, colon, sigmoid.colon, small.intestine, transverse.colon
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in columnar epithelial and goblet cells of the colon (at protein level) (PubMed:10436421). Found in adenocarcinomas of endodermally derived digestive system epithelium and fetal colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10436421}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 1E07  (X-ray  2QSQ  (X-ray  1.95A  2QST  (X-ray  2.90A  2VER  (NMR 
DBSNP rs12971352  rs28683503  rs3815780  rs10407503  rs7249230  rs10423171  rs9621 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10864933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18086185, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2317824};
Lipid-anchor, GPI-anchor {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10864933, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18086185, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2317824}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10436421}. Cell surface {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2317824, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2803308}. Note=Localized to the apical glycocalyx surface. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10436421}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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