L-selectin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-006799",
  "term": "L-selectin",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A cell adhesion molecule expressed on the surface of leukocytes, playing a key role in their initial rolling and tethering to endothelial cells during inflammation and immune surveillance. It mediates the binding of leukocytes to high endothelial venules in lymph nodes. L-selectin is also known as CD62L.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "adhesion molecule",
    "cluster of differentiation antigen",
    "leukocyte",
    "platelet"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1200 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/l-selectin/"
}