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