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Protein exchange is reduced in calcium-independent epithelial junctions.
The Journal of cell biology - 1 Jun 2020
Bartle Emily I, Rao Tejeshwar C, Beggs Reena R, Dean William F, Urner Tara M, Kowalczyk Andrew P, Mattheyses Alexa L
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Desmosomes are cell-cell junctions that provide mechanical integrity to epithelial and cardiac tissues. Desmosomes have two distinct adhesive states, calcium-dependent and hyperadhesive, which balance tissue plasticity and strength. A highly ordered array of cadherins in the adhesive interface is hypothesized to drive hyperadhesion, but how desmosome structure confers adhesive state is still elusive. We employed...
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