Preferred Name | Cell Adhesion Molecule | |
Synonyms |
Adhesion Molecule Cell Adhesion Molecule CAM CAMs |
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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. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C16393 |
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code |
C16393 |
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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. |
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FULL_SYN |
Adhesion Molecule Cell Adhesion Molecule CAM CAMs |
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label |
Cell Adhesion Molecule |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Cell_Adhesion_Molecule |
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Preferred_Name |
Cell Adhesion Molecule |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C16393 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0007578 |
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subClassOf |