Mammalian tissues and organs are composed of different types of cells that adhere to each
other homotypically (ie interactions between cells of the same cell type) or heterotypically (ie …

Nectins and nectin-like molecules (Necls)/Cadms are Ca 2+-independent immunoglobulin
superfamily cell adhesion molecules, expressed in most cell types. Nectins mediate not only …

Tight junctions (TJs) establish the epithelial barrier and are thought to form a membrane
fence to regulate epithelial polarity, although the roles of TJs in epithelial polarity remain …

Adherens junctions (AJs) are evolutionarily conserved plasma-membrane structures that
mediate cell–cell adhesions in multicellular organisms. They are organized by several types …

Available tools for prostate cancer (PC) prognosis are suboptimal but may be improved by
better knowledge about genes driving tumor aggressiveness. Here, we identified FRMD6 …

Fast nerve conduction relies on successive myelin segments that electrically isolate axons.
Segment geometry—diameter and length—is critical for the optimization of nerve conduction …

Embryos control force generation at tissue boundaries, but how they do so remains poorly
understood. Here we show how tissue-specific expression of the type II cadherin …

Our understanding of the FERM (4.1/ezrin/radixin/moesin) protein family has been rapidly
expanding in the last few years, with the result that many new physiological functions have …

Nectins are Ca2+-independent immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily cell adhesion molecules
constituting a family with four members, all of which have three Ig-like loops at their …

PLEKHA7 is a junctional protein implicated in stabilization of the cadherin protein complex,
hypertension, cardiac contractility, glaucoma, microRNA processing, and susceptibility to …