Mechanism of homophilic cadherin adhesion

Deborah Leckband, Sanjeevi Sivasankar

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Abstract

Direct measurements of the distance-dependent forces between membrane-bound cadherins were used to test current models of homophilic cadherin interactions. The results reveal a complex binding mechanism in which the proteins adhere in multiple alignments that involve more than the amino-terminal domains.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)587-592
Number of pages6
JournalCurrent Opinion in Cell Biology
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2000

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cell Biology

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