Families of CAMs
Most of the CAMs belong to four protein families: Ig (immunoglobulin) superfamily (IgSF CAMs), the integrins, the cadherins, and the selectins.
One classification system involves the distinction between calcium-independent CAMs and calcium-dependent CAMs.
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