Vcam1 - vascular cell adhesion molecule 1

Predicted to enable integrin binding activity and primary amine oxidase activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including cellular response to glucose stimulus; chorio-allantoic fusion; and heterophilic cell-cell adhesion via plasma membrane cell adhesion molecules. Located in apical plasma membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including brain; embryo mesenchyme; extraembryonic component; heart; and hemolymphoid system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hypertension. Orthologous to human VCAM1 (vascular cell adhesion molecule 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]