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Review
. 2002 Oct;14(5):537-45.
doi: 10.1016/s0955-0674(02)00366-6.

Desmosomal cadherins

David R Garrod  1 , Anita J Merritt, Zhuxiang Nie
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Review

Desmosomal cadherins

David R Garrod et al. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

New evidence from blocking desmosomal adhesion with anti-adhesion peptides reveals a role for desmosomes in cell positioning in morphogenesis. Desmosomal adhesion is necessary for the stability of adherens junctions in epithelial cell sheets. Knockout and mis-expression of desmosomal cadherins in mice suggests that they may function directly or indirectly in regulating epidermal differentiation. Protein kinase C signalling and tyrosine phosphorylation appear to regulate desmosomal adhesion. There are new insights into the role of desmosomal cadherins in autoimmune, infectious and genetic disease.

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