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uvomorulin — A transmembrane protein that links plasma membranes of adjacent cells together in a Ca2+ dependent manner; aids in maintaining the rigidity of the cell layer. SYN: E cadherin. [L. uva, bunch of grapes, + Mod. L. morula, dim. of L. morum, fr. G.… … Medical dictionary
UVO — uvomorulin … Medical dictionary
UVO — • uvomorulin … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Catenin — [ [http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/281/47/35593 Re solving the Cadherin Catenin Actin Conundrum] by William I. Weis and W. James Nelson in Journal of Biological Chemistry (2006) Volume 281, pages 35593 35597.] ] Catenins are proteins found in … Wikipedia
CDH3 (gene) — Cadherin 3, type 1, P cadherin (placental), also known as CDH3, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CDH3 cadherin 3, type 1, P cadherin (placental)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView… … Wikipedia
CDH15 — Cadherin 15, M cadherin (myotubule), also known as CDH15, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CDH15 cadherin 15, M cadherin (myotubule)| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=1013|… … Wikipedia
CTNNA1 — Catenin (cadherin associated protein), alpha 1, 102kDa, also known as CTNNA1, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: CTNNA1 catenin (cadherin associated protein), alpha 1, 102kDa| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene… … Wikipedia
cadherins — Integral membrane proteins involved in calcium dependent cell adhesion. There are three types, named after their distributions: N cadherin (neural) ; E cadherin (epithelial) (equivalent to uvomorulin and L CAM) ; and P cadherin (placental).… … Dictionary of molecular biology
catenins — Proteins associated with the cytoplasmic domain of uvomorulin and presumably involved in linking to the cytoskeleton. ( a catenin 102 kD; b catenin 88 kD; g catenin 80 kD) … Dictionary of molecular biology
cell adhesion — See adhesins, cadherins, cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), contact sites A, DLVO theory, integrins, sorting out, uvomorulin and various specialized junctions (adherens junctions, desmosomes, focal adhesions, gap junction and zonula occludens) … Dictionary of molecular biology
