disease:Antibodies against MSLN are detected in patients with mesothelioma and ovarian cancer.,function:Megakaryocyte-potentiating factor (MPF) potentiates megakaryocyte colony formation in vitro.,function:Membrane-anchored forms may play a role in cellular adhesion.,PTM:Both MPF and the cleaved form of mesothelin are N-glycosylated.,PTM:Proteolytically cleaved by a furin-like convertase to generate megakaryocyte-potentiating factor (MPF), and the cleaved form of mesothelin.,similarity:Belongs to the mesothelin family.,subunit:Interacts with MUC16.,tissue specificity:Expressed in lung. Expressed at low levels in heart, placenta and kidney. Expressed in mesothelial cells. Highly expressed in mesotheliomas, ovarian cancers, and some squamous cell carcinomas (at protein level).,
Expressed in lung. Expressed at low levels in heart, placenta and kidney. Expressed in mesothelial cells. Highly expressed in mesotheliomas, ovarian cancers, and some squamous cell carcinomas (at protein level).