Membrane proteins - video markscheme
The video begins with a rolling macrophage sticking to endothelial cells lining the blood vessel. Both cells use “cell-adhesion molecules” (CAMs) which are described as “Velcro”. What is the function of these CAM proteins? CAM proteins, cell adhesion molecules, are involved in connecting two cells together. This can be a connection which lasts a long time, or a more temporary connection, as this example shows....