Cadherin adhesion depends on a salt bridge at the N-terminus

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 118, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 4123-4130

  Harrison, Oliver J ^a   Corps, Elaine M ^a   Kilshaw, Peter J ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cadherin; N terminus; Salt bridge; Strand exchange; Tryptophan

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOLEUCINE; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; HOLLIDAY JUNCTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; WILD TYPE;

ALANINE; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CHICKENS; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; K562 CELLS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27144458163     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02539     Document Type: Article

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