Comparison of the RAGE, ALCAM, BCAM and MCAM protein sequences.

The multiple alignment was performed with CLUSTALW. Exons encoding a portion of the corresponding protein are highlighted alternatively in yellow and grey. Asterisks indicate conserved exon-intron boundaries; if conservation is among all four proteins, the asterisks are red, if conservation is between RAGE and at least one of the others the colour is blue. RAGE (receptor for advanced glycation endproducts); ALCAM (activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule); BCAM (basal cell adhesion molecule); MCAM (melanoma cell adhesion molecule).