Immunoglobulin_superfamily_CAMs

IgSF CAM

IgSF CAM

Cell adhesion molecules in the immunoglobulin superfamily


IgSF CAMs (Immunoglobulin-like Cell Adhesion Molecules) are cell adhesion molecules that belong to Immunoglobulin superfamily.[1] It is regarded as the most diverse superfamily of CAMs. This family is characterized by their extracellular domains containing Ig-like domains. The Ig domains are then followed by Fibronectin type III domain repeats and IgSFs are anchored to the membrane by a GPI moiety. This family is involved in both homophilic or heterophilic binding and has the ability to bind integrins or different IgSF CAMs.

Quick Facts Immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecules, Identifiers ...

Examples

Quick Facts Junctional adhesion molecules, Identifiers ...

Here is a list of some molecules of this family:


References

  1. Lajtha A, Banik NL, Banik N (2007). Handbook of neurochemistry and molecular neurobiology: Neural protein metabolism and function. シュプリンガー・ジャパン株式会社. pp. 41–. ISBN 978-0-387-30346-8. Retrieved 28 November 2010.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Immunoglobulin_superfamily_CAMs, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.