title: Molecular cloning and characterization of the human E-cadherin cDNA.
abstract: E-cadherin is a Ca(2+)-dependent cell adhesion molecule involved in cell-cell interaction. In its normal physiological function it plays an important role in embryonic development and tissue morphogenesis. Recent studies have shown that in cancer development E-cadherin can act as a suppressor of invasion. Indeed, in several kinds of carcinomas allelic loss of the E-cadherin/Uvomorulin locus and decreased E-cadherin expression have been described. The importance of E-cadherin in human cancer development may be substantiated by molecular analysis of the E-cadherin transcript. Therefore, we isolated and characterized the human E-cadherin cDNA. Comparison of the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the human E-cadherin is highly homologous to the mouse E-cadherin (uvomorulin) and to other members of the cadherin family.
authors.affiliation: Urology Research Laboratory, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bussemakers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Bokhoven
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Mees
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kemler
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schalken
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins; D004247:DNA