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[[Cadherin|Cadherins]] (CDH) are calcium-dependent adhesion proteins. They contain extracellular CDH repeats (EC1-EC5) which bind calcium ions. They are encoded by numerous genes numbered CDH1-CDH23. Some names of CDH indicate their locations: '''E-CDH''' (epithelial tissue), '''VE-CDH''' (vascular epithelial), '''T-CDH''' bound to membrane, '''N-CDH''' (neurons), '''P-CDH''' (placental), '''K-CDH''' (kidney). The CDH superfamily contains:<br /> *'''Protocadhedrins''' (Prot-CDH) which are similar to CDH but are unique in their cytoplasmic domains. They are found mainly in the brain at cell-cell contacts.<ref>PMID:11171368</ref> <br /> | [[Cadherin|Cadherins]] (CDH) are calcium-dependent adhesion proteins. They contain extracellular CDH repeats (EC1-EC5) which bind calcium ions. They are encoded by numerous genes numbered CDH1-CDH23. Some names of CDH indicate their locations: '''E-CDH''' (epithelial tissue), '''VE-CDH''' (vascular epithelial), '''T-CDH''' bound to membrane, '''N-CDH''' (neurons), '''P-CDH''' (placental), '''K-CDH''' (kidney). The CDH superfamily contains:<br /> | ||
*'''Protocadhedrins''' (Prot-CDH) which are similar to CDH but are unique in their cytoplasmic domains. They are found mainly in the brain at cell-cell contacts.<ref>PMID:11171368</ref> <br /> | |||
*'''Desmogleins''' (Des-CDH) and '''desmocollin''' are CDH found in desmosomes. | *'''Desmogleins''' (Des-CDH) and '''desmocollin''' are CDH found in desmosomes. | ||
