title: Morphogenetic roles of classic cadherins.
abstract: Classic cadherins, which are known to be crucial for homotypic cell-cell adhesion, have been found to be present not only in vertebrate but also in invertebrate species. Their three-dimensional structures, novel functions, and novel expression patterns were reported recently. These have been important steps towards a deeper understanding of the morphogenetic roles of this family of molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeichi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009024:Morphogenesis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins