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p120-catenin binding masks an endocytic signal conserved in classical cadherins.
The Journal of cell biology - 15 Oct 2012
Nanes Benjamin A, Chiasson-MacKenzie Christine, Lowery Anthony M, Ishiyama Noboru, Faundez Victor, Ikura Mitsuhiko, Vincent Peter A, Kowalczyk Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
p120-catenin (p120) binds to the cytoplasmic tails of classical cadherins and inhibits cadherin endocytosis. Although p120 regulation of cadherin internalization is thought to be important for adhesive junction dynamics, the mechanism by which p120 modulates cadherin endocytosis is unknown. In this paper, we identify a dual-function motif in classical cadherins consisting of three highly conserved acidic residues...
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