Intercellular adhesion molecule

Intercellular adhesion molecules are members a family of cell adhesion molecules. They include the following:

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Plasmodium falciparum increases ICAM receptors on red blood cells resulting in the sequestering of parasitized red blood cells.

v • d • e Membrane proteins: cell adhesion molecules
IgSF	N-CAM (Myelin protein zero) - ICAM (1, 4) - VCAM-1 - PE-CAM - L1-CAM
Cadherins	Desmoglein - T-cadherin
Selectins	E-selectin - L-selectin - P-selectin
Integrins	LFA-1 - Integrin alphaXbeta2 - Macrophage-1 antigen - VLA-4 - Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa (Note: integrins not always classified as CAMs)
Other	Carcinoembryonic antigen - CD22 - CD24 - CD44 - CD146 - CD164