Nectin family of cell-adhesion molecules: Structural and molecular aspects of function and specificity

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 645-658

  Samanta, Dibyendu ^a   Almo, Steven C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Crystal structures; Immune receptors; Immunoglobulin fold; Nectin; Nectin homodimers; Nectin like molecules; Viral entry receptors

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; HOMODIMER; NECTIN 1; NECTIN 2; NECTIN 3; NECTIN 4; NESTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CADHERIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ISOPROTEIN; NECTINS;

BINDING AFFINITY; CANCER GROWTH; CELL ADHESION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENETIC DISORDER; HETEROPHILIC INTERACTION; HOMOPHILIC INTERACTION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE EVASION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; VIRUS ENTRY; CHEMISTRY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; VIRUS INTERNALIZATION;

EID: 84925488589     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1763-4     Document Type: Review

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