Description
Adipocyte Adhesion Molecule (ASAM) is a type I transmembrane protein and member of the CTX family within the immunoglobulin superfamily. ASAM may be involved in the cell-cell adhesion, play an important role in adipocyte differentiation and development of obesity. ASAM can be expressed in the skeletal, heart, colon, spleen, muscle, lung and kidney with high level, and in the peripheral blood leukocytes and liver with low level. The extracellular region of ASAM consists two potential N-linked glycosylation sites, and two immunoglobulin domains, one V-type and one C2-type