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The adhesive binding of CDH arises from the exchange of β strand of one CDH with the strand of CDH of a neighboring cell termed ''strand swap''.
The adhesive binding of CDH arises from the exchange of β strand of one CDH with the strand of CDH of a neighboring cell termed ''strand swap''.
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== 3D Structures of Cadherin ==
== 3D Structures of Cadherin ==

Revision as of 12:43, 16 November 2015

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Function

Cadherins (CDH) are calcium-dependent adhesion proteins. They contain extracellular CDH repeats (EC1-EC5) which bind calcium ions. They are encoded by numerous genes numbered CDH1-CDH23. Some names of CDH indicate their locations: E-CDH (epithelial tissue), VE-CDH (vascular epithelial), T-CDH bound to membrane, N-CDH (neurons), P-CDH (placental). The CDH superfamily contains:
*Protocadhedrins (Prot-CDH) which are similar to CDH but are unique in their cytoplasmic domains. They are found mainly in the brain at cell-cell contacts.

  • Desmogleins (Des-CDH) are CDH found in desmosomes.

Structural highlights

The adhesive binding of CDH arises from the exchange of β strand of one CDH with the strand of CDH of a neighboring cell termed strand swap.


PDB ID 3lne

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3D Structures of Cadherin3D Structures of Cadherin

Updated on 16-November-2015

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