2005
Prototypical Type I E-cadherin and Type II Cadherin-7 Mediate Very Distinct Adhesiveness through Their Extracellular Domains*
Chu YS, Eder O, Thomas WA, Simcha I, Pincet F, Ben-Ze'ev A, Perez E, Thiery JP, Dufour S. Prototypical Type I E-cadherin and Type II Cadherin-7 Mediate Very Distinct Adhesiveness through Their Extracellular Domains*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 281: 2901-2910. PMID: 16253998, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506185200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsType II cadherinsE-cadherinIntercellular adhesivenessChimeric cadherinsTissue morphogenesisCadherin expression levelsCytoskeletal complexCytoplasmic tailCadherin-7Adherent junctionsCell doubletsCadherinExtracellular domainType ICell adhesivityExpression levelsStable complexesLow adhesivityCellsMorphogenesisAdhesivityComplexesProfound implicationsHigh adhesivityRegulation
2004
Separation Force Measurements Reveal Different Types of Modulation of E-cadherin-based Adhesion by Nectin-1 and -3*
Martinez-Rico C, Pincet F, Perez E, Thiery J, Shimizu K, Takai Y, Dufour S. Separation Force Measurements Reveal Different Types of Modulation of E-cadherin-based Adhesion by Nectin-1 and -3*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 280: 4753-4760. PMID: 15550395, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412544200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsE-cadherin-based adhesionsNectin-3E-cadherin-dependent cell adhesionExtracellular fragmentE-cadherin-mediated adhesionE-cadherin-expressing cellsNectin-1Cell adhesionCell-cell adhesionIndependent cell adhesion moleculesAdherens junctionsCell adhesion moleculeCell doubletsSignificant agonistic effectKey moleculesE-cadherinL cellsCadherinNectinAdhesion moleculesCellsAdhesionFragmentsHomodimerHeterodimers