Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are a subset of cell surface proteins that are involved in the binding of cells with other cells or with the extracellular...
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Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM), also called CD56, is a homophilic binding glycoprotein expressed on the surface of neurons, glia and skeletal muscle...
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cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), also known as CD326 among other names, is a transmembrane glycoprotein mediating Ca2+-independent homotypic cell–cell...
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Cell adhesion is the process by which cells interact and attach to neighbouring cells through specialised molecules of the cell surface. This process...
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In molecular biology, intercellular adhesion molecules (ICAMs) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) are part of the immunoglobulin superfamily...
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CD31 (redirect from Platelet/endothelial cell adhesion molecule)
Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule (PECAM-1) also known as cluster of differentiation 31 (CD31) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the...
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VCAM-1 (redirect from Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1)
Vascular cell adhesion protein 1 also known as vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) or cluster of differentiation 106 (CD106) is a protein that...
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Basal cell adhesion molecule, also known as Lutheran antigen, is a plasma membrane glycoprotein that in humans is encoded by the BCAM gene. BCAM has also...
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transport. Cell junctions are especially abundant in epithelial tissues. Combined with cell adhesion molecules and extracellular matrix, cell junctions...
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Cell adhesion molecule 1 is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the CADM1 gene. Cell adhesion molecule 1 has been shown to interact with EPB41L3...
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DSCAM and Dscam are both abbreviations for Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule. In humans, DSCAM refers to a gene that encodes one of several protein...
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neuroligins, EphBs and ephrin-Bs, immunoglobulin (Ig)-containing cell adhesion molecules and cadherins. Studies demonstrate that both neurexins and neuroligins...
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Mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 (MAdCAM-1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MADCAM1 gene. The protein encoded by this...
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Soluble cell adhesion molecules (sCAMs) are a class of cell adhesion molecule (CAMs - cell surface binding proteins) that may represent important biomarkers...
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cell and the extracellular space. The extracellular molecules may be hormones, neurotransmitters, cytokines, growth factors, cell adhesion molecules,...
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Nectin (redirect from Nectin like adhesion molecule)
Nectins and Nectin-like molecules (Necl) are families of cellular adhesion molecules involved in Ca2+-independent cellular adhesion. Nectins are ubiquitously...
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CD2 (redirect from CD2 molecule)
differentiation 2) is a cell adhesion molecule found on the surface of T cells and natural killer (NK) cells. It has also been called T-cell surface antigen T11/Leu-5...
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CD146 (redirect from Melanoma cell adhesion molecule)
cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) or cell surface glycoprotein MUC18, is a 113kDa cell adhesion molecule currently used as a marker for endothelial cell lineage...
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Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 5 (CEACAM5) also known as CD66e (Cluster of Differentiation 66e), is a member of the carcinoembryonic...
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gene on chromosome 11. CD44 has been referred to as HCAM (homing cell adhesion molecule), Pgp-1 (phagocytic glycoprotein-1), Hermes antigen, lymphocyte...
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L1 (protein) (category Cell adhesion proteins)
protein, of 200 to 220 kDa, is a neuronal cell adhesion molecule with a strong implication in cell migration, adhesion, neurite outgrowth, myelination and neuronal...
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the adhesin molecule (immunoglobulin-like) is a protein domain. This domain is found in mucosal vascular addressin cell adhesion molecule 1 proteins (MAdCAM-1)...
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Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 8 (CEACAM8) also known as CD66b (Cluster of Differentiation 66b), is a member of the carcinoembryonic...
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IgSF CAM (category Cell adhesion molecules)
IgSF CAMs (Immunoglobulin-like Cell Adhesion Molecules) are cell adhesion molecules that belong to Immunoglobulin superfamily. It is regarded as the most...
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actin, as well as the cell adhesion molecule EpCam in the EVL, which may modulate adhesion with the underlying deep cells. The molecule fibronectin has been...
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syndrome cell adhesion molecule like 1 is a protein in humans that is encoded by the DSCAML1 gene. DSCAM, Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule Fibronectin...
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Integrin (category Cell adhesion proteins)
found in plant cells. Integrins work alongside other proteins such as cadherins, the immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules, selectins and...
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ICAM-1 (redirect from Intercellular adhesion molecule 1)
ICAM-1 (Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1) also known as CD54 (Cluster of Differentiation 54) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ICAM1 gene...
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downregulation of this factor affects the translation adhesion molecules which are expressed in the endothelial cells lined up in blood vessels. A reduced number...
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to aid in the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC). It is an antibody to EpCAM (epithelial cell adhesion molecule). BerEp4 has a high sensitivity and...
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