title: From cadherins to catenins: cytoplasmic protein interactions and regulation of cell adhesion.
abstract: Classical cadherins are complexed via their cytoplasmic domains with alpha-, beta- and gamma-catenin. This complex formation links cadherins to the actin filament network and to other transmembrane and cytoplasmic proteins. alpha-Catenin is homologous to vinculin, and beta-catenin to the product of the Drosophila gene armadillo, while gamma-catenin seems to be identical to plakoglobin. Catenins are part of a higher order protein structure that is of crucial importance for the adhesive function of cadherins. A working model of the construction and regulation of this multiprotein interaction is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institut für Immunbiologie, Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kemler
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D051180:Desmoplakins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008954:Models, Biological; D015534:Trans-Activators; D051178:alpha Catenin; D051176:beta Catenin; D051185:gamma Catenin
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; C495273:CTNNA1 protein, human; C495270:CTNNB1 protein, human; C495267:CTNNB1 protein, mouse; D015820:Cadherins; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; C495272:Ctnna1 protein, mouse; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D051180:Desmoplakins; C495292:JUP protein, human; C495293:Jup protein, mouse; D015534:Trans-Activators; D051178:alpha Catenin; D051176:beta Catenin; D051185:gamma Catenin