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The cleavage of N-cadherin is essential for chondrocyte differentiation.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 1 Oct 2010
Nakazora Shigeto, Matsumine Akihiko, Iino Takahiro, Hasegawa Masahiro, Kinoshita Ayae, Uemura Kengo, Niimi Rui, Uchida Atsumasa, Sudo Akihiro
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The aggregation of chondroprogenitor mesenchymal cells into precartilage condensation represents one of the earliest events in chondrogenesis. N-cadherin is a key cell adhesion molecule implicated in chondrogenic differentiation. Recently, ADAM10-mediated cleavage of N-cadherin has been reported...
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