title: Cadherin structure: a revealing zipper.
abstract: The crystal structure of the N-terminal domain of neural cadherin provides the first atomic-level picture of interacting cell-adhesion molecules, and suggests a mechanism for assembly and disassembly of intercellular adhesion zones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Structural Biology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305, USA.
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Weis
mesh_terms: D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry*; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D002118:Calcium