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Terme préférentiel

Cadherins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • 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.

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Cadherin

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WNQLCH6N-D

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 25/05/1989, dernière modification le 27/05/2020