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CEACAM7
CEA cell adhesion molecule 7
Chromosome 19 · 19q13.2
NCBI Gene: 1087Ensembl: ENSG00000007306.16HGNC: HGNC:1819UniProt: Q14002
37PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
plasma membraneapical plasma membranesignal transductionprotein tyrosine kinase bindingnon-small cell lung carcinomaneoplasmcolorectal carcinomagastric cancer
✦AI Summary

CEACAM7 (CEA cell adhesion molecule 7) is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that functions as a cell adhesion molecule with restricted expression in normal tissues, primarily found on the apical surface of differentiated epithelial cells in colorectal mucosa and pancreatic ductal cells 1. The protein localizes to the plasma membrane and plays a critical role in cell migration and invasion processes across multiple cancer types 23. CEACAM7 promotes cancer cell motility through activation of specific signaling pathways, including JAK2/STAT3/BST2 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and p-JNK/p-Src/CD317 in oral cancer 23. In normal physiology, CEACAM7 expression correlates with cell differentiation and apoptosis, being absent from highly proliferating cells at the base of colonic crypts 1. However, in malignant transformation, CEACAM7 becomes aberrantly expressed and serves as an oncogenic driver. The protein demonstrates significant clinical relevance as a prognostic biomarker, with high expression associated with poor survival outcomes in pancreatic, lung, gastric, and oral cancers 4563. CEACAM7's restricted expression profile and oncogenic properties make it an attractive therapeutic target, with CAR T-cell therapy showing efficacy against CEACAM7-positive pancreatic tumors 7.

Sources cited
1
CEACAM7 is found on apical surface of differentiated epithelial cells in colorectal mucosa and pancreatic ductal cells, absent from proliferating cells
PMID: 10666389
2
CEACAM7 promotes cell migration through JAK2/STAT3/BST2 signaling pathway in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
PMID: 40482926
3
CEACAM7 enhances oral cancer metastasis via p-JNK/p-Src/CD317 pathways
PMID: 41033652
4
High CEACAM7 expression associated with poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer
PMID: 36828119
5
CEACAM7 expression correlates with survival outcomes in African American lung adenocarcinoma patients
PMID: 40850615
6
CEACAM7 expression correlates with tumor differentiation and serves as prognostic marker in gastric carcinoma
PMID: 22195770
7
CEACAM7-targeted CAR T-cell therapy shows efficacy against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
PMID: 33479048
Disease Associationsⓘ20
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.12Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
lung cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
medullary thyroid gland carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
cystOpen Targets
0.10Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Weak
gastric carcinomaOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
colorectal cancerOpen Targets
0.10Suggestive
cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
cholangiocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
colon carcinomaOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
rectum cancerOpen Targets
0.09Suggestive
Griscelli diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
malignant pleural mesotheliomaOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
ringed hair diseaseOpen Targets
0.08Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
CEACAM3Shared pathway100%CEACAM4Shared pathway50%ZBTB34Shared pathway50%ZBTB12Shared pathway50%ZNF572Shared pathway50%ZBTB45Shared pathway50%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Brain
100%
Liver
57%
Lung
29%
Ovary
19%
Heart
0%
Bone Marrow
0%
Gene Interaction Network
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CEACAM7CEACAM3CEACAM4ZBTB34ZBTB12ZNF572ZBTB45
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB4Y89 · 1.47 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.37LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF0.97 [0.70–1.37]
RankingsWhere CEACAM7 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #10,601of 20,598
    Most Researched37
  • #14,314of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.37
Genes detectedCEACAM7
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
Role of the CEACAM7-JAK2/STAT3-BST2 Axis in the migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells.
PMID: 40482926
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis · 2025
1.00
2
Prognostic and clinicopathological insights of phosphodiesterase 9A gene as novel biomarker in human colorectal cancer.
PMID: 34016083
BMC Cancer · 2021
0.90
3
CEACAM7 Expression and DNA Methylation: Prognostic Biomarkers for Lung Adenocarcinoma in African Americans.
PMID: 40850615
J Thorac Oncol · 2026
0.80
4
CEACAM7 expression contributes to early events of pancreatic cancer.
PMID: 36828119
J Adv Res · 2024
0.70
5
CEACAM7 Is an Effective Target for CAR T-cell Therapy of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
PMID: 33479048
Clin Cancer Res · 2021
0.60