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  Domain Name: ICAM_N
Intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM), N-terminal domain. ICAMs normally functions to promote intercellular adhesion and signalling. However, The N-terminal domain of the receptor binds to the rhinovirus 'canyon' surrounding the icosahedral 5-fold axes, during the viral attachment process. This family is a family that is part of the Ig superfamily and is therefore related to the family ig (pfam00047).