mucin 1

mucin 1

A 265- to 400-kD transmembrane glycoprotein encoded by MUC1 on chromosome 1q21, which is found in milk-fat-globule membranes.
Normal expression
Normal epithelia and perineurial cells, choroid plexus, arachnoid granulation, epithelioid histiocytes.
Abnormal expression
Neoplastic epithelia, meningiomas, mesotheliomas, mesenchymal tumours, some lymphomas, anaplastic large cell lymphomas.