cd07689: Ig_VCAM-1 (this model, PSSM-Id:143313 is obsolete and has been replaced by 409486)
Immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1, CD106) and intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1, CD54) and similar domains
Ig_ VCAM-1_like: immunoglobulin (Ig)-like domain of vascular endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1, CD106) and similar domains. During the inflammation process, these molecules recruit leukocytes onto the vascular endothelium before extravasation to the injured tissues. The interaction of VCAM-1 binding to the beta1 integrin very late antigen (VLA-4) expressed by lymphocytes and monocytes mediates the adhesion of leucocytes to blood vessel walls, and regulates migration across the endothelium. During metastasis, some circulating cancer cells extravasate to a secondary site by a similar process. VCAM-1 may be involved in organ targeted tumor metastasis and may also act as host receptors for viruses and parasites. VCAM-1 contains seven Ig domains.