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L-selectin: mechanisms and physiological significance of ectodomain cleavage.
Journal of cellular and molecular medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Smalley D M, Ley K
Abstract excerpt
L-selectin is a cell adhesion molecule consisting of a large, highly glycosylated, extracellular domain, a single spanning transmembrane domain and a small cytoplasmic tail. It is expressed on most leukocytes and is involved in their rolling on inflamed vascular endothelium prior to firm adhesion and transmigration. It is also required for the constitutive trafficking of lymphocytes through secondary lymphoid...
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