Cadherin - Wikipedia
The cadherin superfamily includes cadherins, protocadherins, desmogleins, desmocollins, and more. [2] [3] In structure, they share cadherin repeats, which are the extracellular Ca 2+ …
13.10: Cadherins - Biology LibreTexts
The cadherin superfamily is comprised of the desmogleins (of which 4 have been identified in humans) and desmocollins (3 in humans), the cadherins (>20), and the protocadherins (~20) …
Three Functions of Cadherins in Cell Adhesion - Cell Press
2013年7月22日 · One function of cadherin in cell–cell adhesion is to promote contact formation by directly reducing the surface tension at the cell–cell interface via adhesion tension. The …
Structure and Biochemistry of Cadherins and Catenins - PMC
Classical cadherins mediate specific adhesion at intercellular adherens junctions. Interactions between cadherin ectodomains from apposed cells mediate cell–cell contact, whereas the …
The Cadherin Family - Basic Neurochemistry - NCBI Bookshelf
As a group, the cadherins are Ca2+-dependent adhesion molecules, and within the group, the classic cadherins are the best studied. These include neural cadherin (N-cadherin), epithelial …
The cell-cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin - PubMed
This review is dedicated to E-cadherin, a calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecule with pivotal roles in epithelial cell behavior, tissue formation, and suppression of cancer. As founder …
The cadherin superfamily - WormBook - NCBI Bookshelf
2005年12月29日 · As is true for the cadherin families of other organisms, most is known about classic cadherin function. C. elegans has a single classic cadherin gene, which encodes two …
Cadherin structure: a revealing zipper - Cell Press
The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of neural cadherin provides the first atomic-level picture of interacting cell-adhesion molecules, and suggests a mechanism for assembly and …
Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion and the Microtubule …
Classical cadherin adhesion molecules are not only essential for the formation of cell-cell junctions but also act as adhesion-activated signaling receptors involved in a diverse range of …
The cadherin superfamily in neuronal connections and …
2006年11月29日 · Drosophila melanogaster N-cadherin (DN-cadherin) has been shown to be crucial for the formation of axonal connections with target neurons in both the visual and …