Table 4.

Adhesion molecule interactions.

Adhesion MoleculeLocationLigandLocation
Abbreviations: VLA, very late antigen; HP, hematopoietic progenitors; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; VCAM, vascular adhesion molecule; ECM, extracellular matrix; MSC, marrow stromal cells; LFA, lymphocyte function antigen; DHC, differentiated hematopoietic cells; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; EC, endothelial cells. 
β1 integrins    
    α4β1 (VLA-4) HP Fibronectin (CS1 domain) ECM 
 AML cells VCAM-1 MSC 
    α5β1 (VLA-5) HP Fibronectin (RGD sequence) ECM 
β2 integrins    
    LFA-1 HP, AML cells ICAM-1 MSC, EC 
    Mac-1 DHC, AML cells   
Selectins    
    E-selectin EC Sialylated sugar moieties; Lewis x; CD44 Myeloid cells, T cells 
    P-selectin EC, platelets P selectin, glycoprotein ligand 1 (CD162) Myeloid cells, AML blasts 
    L-selectin HP Glycoprotein ligand HP, AML blasts 
CD44 HP Hyaluronic acid ECM 
 AML blasts Fibronectin  
Adhesion MoleculeLocationLigandLocation
Abbreviations: VLA, very late antigen; HP, hematopoietic progenitors; AML, acute myeloid leukemia; VCAM, vascular adhesion molecule; ECM, extracellular matrix; MSC, marrow stromal cells; LFA, lymphocyte function antigen; DHC, differentiated hematopoietic cells; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; EC, endothelial cells. 
β1 integrins    
    α4β1 (VLA-4) HP Fibronectin (CS1 domain) ECM 
 AML cells VCAM-1 MSC 
    α5β1 (VLA-5) HP Fibronectin (RGD sequence) ECM 
β2 integrins    
    LFA-1 HP, AML cells ICAM-1 MSC, EC 
    Mac-1 DHC, AML cells   
Selectins    
    E-selectin EC Sialylated sugar moieties; Lewis x; CD44 Myeloid cells, T cells 
    P-selectin EC, platelets P selectin, glycoprotein ligand 1 (CD162) Myeloid cells, AML blasts 
    L-selectin HP Glycoprotein ligand HP, AML blasts 
CD44 HP Hyaluronic acid ECM 
 AML blasts Fibronectin  

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