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. 2008 Oct 7;105(40):15225-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808458105. Epub 2008 Oct 1.

Dissecting the role of cadherin-catenin proteins in mammalian epidermis

Wen-Hui Lien  1 , Ewa Stepniak, Valeri Vasioukhin
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Dissecting the role of cadherin-catenin proteins in mammalian epidermis

Wen-Hui Lien et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Fig. 1.
Similar and distinct functions of cadherin–catenin proteins in skin epidermis. The schematic diagram shows connections between cadherin–catenin proteins and cellular phenotypes revealed by loss-of-function experiments. While cadherins appear to be primarily responsible for mechanical tissue integrity, catenins also are involved in regulation of multiple signal transduction pathways.
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