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Cadherin structure: a revealing zipper Page 1 WILLIAM Iweis MINIREVIEW Cadherin structure:
a revealing zipper The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of neural cadherin provides
the first atomic-level picture of interacting cell-adhesion molecules, and suggests a mechanism
for assembly and disassembly of intercellular adhesion zones. Structure 15 May 1995,
3:425-427 The development and maintenance of tissues depends critically upon cells of the
same type adhering to one another. The cadherin cell-adhesion molecules mediate …
Abstract
The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of neural cadherin provides the first atomic-level picture of interacting cell-adhesion molecules, and suggests a mechanism for assembly and disassembly of intercellular adhesion zones.
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