Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Substrate adhesion molecules

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The result was redirect‎ to Extracellular matrix. asilvering (talk) 05:19, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Substrate adhesion molecules

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As I was trying to find sources to improve this page, I realized that almost all usage of the term "SAM" came from before 1992. It was used to refer to Tenascin back when it was called cytotactin, for instance. There are no secondary sources that exist that detail what a "substrate adhesion molecule" is as a family. Either they assign the term in passing when talking about CAMs, or they pick a specific one and label it that. I propose this page REDIRECT to the extracellular matrix page. It has all the necessary info and more, and doesn't try to propagate terms that haven't been in use since the eighties. Innertuber40 (talk) 05:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Biology-related deletion discussions. Innertuber40 (talk) 05:13, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usage for "cytotactin" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/20500220_Cell_and_substrate_adhesion_molecules_in_embryonic_and_neural_development

Usage for vitronectin

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12324606/

Usage as a class of cell adhesion molecules

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0046817794900027?via%3Dihub Innertuber40 (talk) 05:45, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This should REDIRECT to the Extracellular matrix page. "SAM" is an archaic term used by a small group of scientists in the latter half of the eighties, when they were just discovering matrix proteins involved in cell-substrate binding. If you Google substrate adhesion molecules, the modern results will either be recapping old experiments, simply use the term "cell adhesion molecule," or be referring to "self-assembling monolayers." — Preceding unsigned comment added by Innertuber40 (talk • contribs) 05:18, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notable justification for deletion, therefore, would be WP:N Innertuber40 (talk) 06:09, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Biology-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 06:32, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Extracellular matrix per the above comments. Archaic term; having a standalone article is confusing. WeirdNAnnoyed (talk) 12:40, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I agree: redirect. Athel cb (talk) 17:32, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.