Cadherins
MESHD015820
Calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They are important in the formation of ADHERENS JUNCTIONS between cells. Cadherins are classified by their distinct immunological and tissue specificities, either by letters (E- for epithelial, N- for neural, and P- for placental cadherins) or by numbers (cadherin-12 or N-cadherin 2 for brain-cadherin). Cadherins promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism as in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body.
Synonyms
- Cadherin
- E-Cadherins
- E Cadherins
- Uvomorulin
- Cadherin-1
- Cadherin 1
- Epithelial-Cadherins
- Epithelial Cadherins
- Epithelial-Cadherin
- Epithelial Cadherin
- E-Cadherin
- E Cadherin
- N-Cadherins
- N Cadherins
- Neural Cadherins
- Cadherins, Neural
- Cadherin-2
- Cadherin 2
- Neural Cadherin
- Cadherin, Neural
- N-Cadherin
- N Cadherin
- P-Cadherins
- P Cadherins
- P-Cadherin
- P Cadherin
- Placental Cadherins
- Cadherins, Placental
- Cadherin-3
- Cadherin 3
- Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule
- Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules
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