Cadherins

Synonyms

Cadherin 1

Cadherin 2

Cadherin 3

Cadherin-1

Cadherin-2

Cadherin-3

Cadherins, Neural

Cadherins, Placental

E Cadherin

E Cadherins

E-Cadherin

E-Cadherins

Epithelial Cadherins

Epithelial-Cadherins

Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule

Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules

N Cadherin

N Cadherins

N-Cadherin

N-Cadherins

Neural Cadherins

P Cadherin

P Cadherins

P-Cadherin

P-Cadherins

Placental Cadherins

Uvomorulin

Calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They are important in the formation of ADHERENS JUNCTIONS between cells. Cadherins are classified by their distinct immunological and tissue specificities, either by letters (E- for epithelial, N- for neural, and P- for placental cadherins) or by numbers (cadherin-12 or N-cadherin 2 for brain-cadherin). Cadherins promote cell adhesion via a homophilic mechanism as in the construction of tissues and of the whole animal body.