Cadherins: a molecular family important in selective cell-cell adhesion.
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PERSPECTIVES AND SUMMARY .............................................................. 237 SELECTIVE C LL ADHESION .................................................................. 238 CELL-CELL ,a,DHESION MOLECULES ........................................................ 239 CADHERINS .......................................................................................... 240 cDNA TRANSFECTION STUDIES ON CADHERIN FUNCTION ........................ 242 BINDING SPECIFICITIES OF CADHERINS .................................................. 242 MOLECULAR BASIS FOR CADHERIN-MEDIATED SELECTIVE ADHESION ..... 244 SPECIES-SPECIFICITIES OF CADHERINS ................................................... 245 TRANSMEMBRANE CONTROL OF CADHERIN FUNCTION ........................... 246 ROLE OF CADHERINS 1N MORPHOGENESIS .............................................. 248
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annual review of biochemistry
دوره 59 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990