Cadherin mechanics and complexation: The importance of calcium binding

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3895-3903

  Cailliez, Fabien ^a   Lavery, Richard ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM; UVOMORULIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CALCIUM BINDING; CELL ADHESION; COMPLEX FORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIMULATION;

EID: 28444475930     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 00063495     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067322     Document Type: Article

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