Concept information
Término preferido
cadherins
Tipo
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Chemical
Definición
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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.
Fuente: Medical Subject Headings 2017
Tipo: Concept definition
Concepto genérico
Sinónimos
- protocadherins
En otras lenguas
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español
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/20827
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