Cell adhesion molecule

Cell Adhesion Molecules (CAMs) are proteins located on the cell surface involved with the binding with other cells or with the extracellular matrix (ECM) in the process called cell adhesion. These proteins are typically transmembrane receptors and are composed of three domains: an intracellular domain that interacts with the cytoskeleton, a transmembrane domain and an extracellular domain that interacts either with other CAMs of the same kind (homophilic binding) or with other CAMs or the extracellular matrix ( ...

Including:

• Cell adhesion molecule - Families of CAMs
• Cell adhesion molecule - IgSF CAMs
• Cell adhesion molecule - Selectins
• Cell adhesion molecule - Integrins
• Cell adhesion molecule - Cadherins

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Most of the CAMs belong to 4 protein families: Ig (immunoglobulin) superfamily (IgSF CAMs), the integrins, the cadherins and the selectins. Cell adhesion molecule - IgSF CAMs. Immunoglobulin SuperFamily CAMs (IgSF CAMs) are either homophilic or heterophilic and bind integrins or different IgSF CAMs. Here is a list of some molecules of this family: NCAMs Neural Cell Adhesion Molecules Intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) VCAM-1 Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule PECAM-1 Platelet-endothel ...

See also:

Cell adhesion molecule, Cell adhesion molecule - Families of CAMs, Cell adhesion molecule - IgSF CAMs, Cell adhesion molecule - Selectins, Cell adhesion molecule - Integrins, Cell adhesion molecule - Cadherins

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