title: Differential displacement of classical cadherins by VE-cadherin.
abstract: VE-cadherin is an endothelial cell-specific, type II classical cadherin that plays an important role in permeability, vasculogenesis, and vascular remodeling. Endothelial cells express equal levels of VE- and N-cadherin; VE-cadherin is present injunctions while N-cadherin is diffusely expressed over the surface of the cell. The present study was designed first to determine if the ability of VE-cadherin to displace N-cadherin from junctions was endothelial-cell specific, and second to determine if VE-cadherin could displace other classical cadherins from cell junctions. Our data suggest that VE-cadherin specifically influences the cellular localization of N-cadherin, independent of cell type, and does not effect the localization of other classical cadherins.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Biology and Eppley Institute for Cancer Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-7696, USA.
authors.forename: Meena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaggi
authors.forename: Margaret J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Wheelock
authors.forename: Keith R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015820:Cadherins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051177:Catenins; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000235:genetics; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000235:genetics; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005822:Genetic Vectors / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007365:Intercellular Junctions / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic / Q000235:genetics; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary / Q000235:genetics; D014162:Transfection; D019076:Transgenes / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000095002:Delta Catenin; D000099152:Cadherin 5
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D015820:Cadherins; D051177:Catenins; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D000095002:Delta Catenin; D000099152:Cadherin 5