title: Primary structure of ICAM-1 demonstrates interaction between members of the immunoglobulin and integrin supergene families.
abstract: Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) is a 90 kd inducible surface glycoprotein that promotes adhesion in immunological and inflammatory reactions. ICAM-1 is a ligand of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1), an alpha beta complex that is a member of the integrin family of cell-cell and cell-matrix receptors. ICAM-1 is encoded by an inducible 3.3 kb mRNA. The amino acid sequence specifies an integral membrane protein with an extracellular domain of 453 residues containing five immunoglobulin-like domains. Highest homology is found with neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), which also contain five Ig-like domains. NCAM and MAG are nervous system adhesion molecules, but unlike ICAM-1, NCAM is homophilic. The ICAM-1 and LFA-1 interaction is heterophilic and unusual in that it is between members of the immunoglobulin and intergrin families. Unlike other integrin ligands, ICAM-1 does not contain an RGD sequence.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Membrane Immunochemistry, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Staunton
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Marlin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stratowa
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Dustin
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Springer
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics*; D001483:Base Sequence; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005796:Genes; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000235:genetics*; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000954:Antigens, Surface; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger