Cadherins are calcium dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types.
Function:
Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types.
Subcellular Location:
Cell membrane.
Similarity:
Contains 6 cadherin domains.
SWISS:
Q6ZTQ4
Gene ID:
222256
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 222256 Human
SwissProt: Q6ZTQ4 Human
Unigene: 150120 Human
Unigene: 202120 Human
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