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.

Descriptor ID	D015820
MeSH Number(s)	D12.776.395.550.200.200 D12.776.543.550.200.200 D23.050.301.350.200
Concept/Terms	Cadherins Cadherins Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule Liver Cell Adhesion Molecule Liver Cell Adhesion Molecules P-Cadherins P-Cadherins P Cadherins P-Cadherin P Cadherin Placental Cadherins Cadherins, Placental Cadherin-3 Cadherin 3 E-Cadherins E-Cadherins E Cadherins Uvomorulin Epithelial-Cadherins Epithelial Cadherins Cadherin-1 Cadherin 1 E-Cadherin E Cadherin N-Cadherins N-Cadherins N Cadherins N-Cadherin N Cadherin Neural Cadherins Cadherins, Neural Cadherin-2 Cadherin 2

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