cell adhesion molecule 4 (immunoglobulin superfamily member 4C, nectin-like protein 4, TSLC1-like protein 2, CADM4, IGSF4C, NECL4, TSLL2)

Function

• role in cell-cell adhesion
• Ca+2-& Mg+2-independent cell-cell adhesion activity
• may have tumor-suppressor activity

Structure

• monomer & homodimer
• N-glycosylated
• belongs to the nectin family
• contains 2 Ig-like C2-type domains (immunoglobulin-like)
• contains 1 Ig-like V-type domain (immunoglobulin-like)

Compartment

membrane

Expression

• expressed in brain, prostate, brain, kidney & some other organs

More general terms

• immunoglobulin superfamily protein
• glycoprotein
• adhesion receptor

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8NFZ8.html