Article
PECAM-1 polymorphism affects monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells.
Transplantation - 15 Feb 2008
Goodman Reyna S, Kirton Christopher M, Oostingh Gertie J, Schön Michael P, Clark Michael R, Bradley J Andrew, Taylor Craig J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 (PECAM-1/CD31) plays an important role in leukocyte-endothelial cell adhesion and transmigration. Single nucleotide polymorphisms of PECAM-1 encoding amino acid substitutions at positions 98 leucine/valine (L/V), 536 serine/asparagine (S/N), and 643 arginine/glycine (R/G) occur in strong genetic linkage resulting in two common haplotypes (LSR and VNG)....
Topics
- Cell Adhesion
- Cells, Cultured
- Endothelial Cells
- Genotype
- Humans
- Monocytes
- Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
- Polymorphism, Genetic
