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Establishment of cell-cell junctions depends on the oligomeric states of VE-cadherin.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Jun 2008
Bibert Stéphanie, Ayari Hélène, Riveline Daniel, Concord Evelyne, Hermant Bastien, Vernet Thierry, Gulino-Debrac Danièle
Abstract excerpt
Specifically expressed at intercellular adherens junctions of endothelial cells, VE-cadherin is a receptor that exhibits particular self-association properties. Indeed, in vitro studies demonstrated that the extracellular part of VE-cadherin elaborates Ca(++)-dependent hexameric structures. We hypothesized that this assembly could be at the basis of a new cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion mechanism. To verify...
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