Carcinoembryonic antigen as an adhesion molecule.
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), one of the most widely studied tumor markers, shows homotypic (CEA-CEA) intercellular adhesion and heterotypic adhesion to other members of CEA family, receptors on Kupffer cells, macrophages, microorganisms, and lectins. This review is focused on those adhesive properties of CEA which may pertain to the role of CEA in tumor progression.
Department of Biochemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wrocław, Poland.
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D000818:Animals; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans
D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules