National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Cell Adhesion Molecule
Synonyms

Adhesion Molecule

Cell Adhesion Molecule

CAM

CAMs

Definitions

A diverse family of cell surface and extracellular glycoproteins involved in cell-cell adhesion, cell-extracellular matrix adhesion, recognition, and activation. There are four main classes of cell adhesion molecules: integrins, selectins, cadherins, and immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecules.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16393

code

C16393

DEFINITION

A diverse family of cell surface and extracellular glycoproteins involved in cell-cell adhesion, cell-extracellular matrix adhesion, recognition, and activation. There are four main classes of cell adhesion molecules: integrins, selectins, cadherins, and immunoglobulin-like adhesion molecules.

FULL_SYN

Adhesion Molecule

Cell Adhesion Molecule

CAM

CAMs

label

Cell Adhesion Molecule

Legacy Concept Name

Cell_Adhesion_Molecule

Preferred_Name

Cell Adhesion Molecule

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C16393

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0007578

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C17728

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