Protein Name intercellular adhesion molecule 5
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 7087
Gene Symbol

ICAM5

UniProt Q9UMF0 (ICAM5_HUMAN), Q8N6I2 (Q8N6I2_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 29
Total Number of Articles : 25
Description

intercellular adhesion molecule 5

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM) family. All ICAM proteins are type I transmembrane glycoproteins, contain 2-9 immunoglobulin-like C2-type domains, and bind to the leukocyte adhesion LFA-1 protein. This protein is expressed on the surface of telencephalic neurons and displays two types of adhesion activity, homophilic binding between neurons and heterophilic binding between neurons and leukocytes. It may be a critical component in neuron-microglial cell interactions in the course of normal development or as part of neurodegenerative diseases. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • intercellular adhesion molecule 5
  • ICAM-5
  • intercellular adhesion molecule 5, telencephalin
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