1nci

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1nci, resolution 2.1Å

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STRUCTURAL BASIS OF CELL-CELL ADHESION BY CADHERINS

Overview

Crystal structures of the amino-terminal domain of N-cadherin provide a picture at the atomic level of a specific adhesive contact between cells. A repeated set of dimer interfaces is common to the structure in three lattices. These interactions combine to form a linear zipper of molecules that mirrors the linear structure of the intracellular filaments with which cadherins associate. This cell-adhesion zipper may provide a mechanism to marshal individual molecular adhesive interactions into strong bonds between cells.

About this Structure

1NCI is a Single protein structure of sequence from Mus musculus with as ligand. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

Structural basis of cell-cell adhesion by cadherins., Shapiro L, Fannon AM, Kwong PD, Thompson A, Lehmann MS, Grubel G, Legrand JF, Als-Nielsen J, Colman DR, Hendrickson WA, Nature. 1995 Mar 23;374(6520):327-37. PMID:7885471

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