title: Organizing junctions at the cell-cell interface.
abstract: The zonula adherens (ZA) is a specialized cadherin-based structure found at the contacts between epithelial cells. Meng et al. (2008) now identify a protein complex containing the microtubule minus-end-binding protein Nezha, which provides a critical link between microtubules and cadherins in ZA biogenesis and maintenance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands. a.akhmanova@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akhmanova
authors.forename: Alpha S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yap
mesh_terms: D022005:Adherens Junctions / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007365:Intercellular Junctions; D008954:Models, Biological
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins