Evolutionary origin of type IV classical cadherins in arthropods

Evolutionary origin of type IV classical cadherins in arthropods

Abstract Background Classical cadherins are a metazoan-specific family of homophilic cell-cell adhesion molecules that regulate morphogenesis. Type I and type IV cadherins in this family function at adherens junctions in the major epithelial tissues of vertebrates and insects, respectively, but they...

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Main Authors: Mizuki Sasaki, Yasuko Akiyama-Oda, Hiroki Oda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Cadherin
Cell adhesion
Adherens junction
Arthropod
Chelicerate
Crustacean
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-0991-2

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