title: Giving the right tug for migration: cadherins in tissue movements.
abstract: Dynamically regulated cell-cell adhesion is crucial for morphogenesis during embryonic development and tumor progression. The cadherins as calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion proteins represent key molecules in these tissue movements. How cadherins serve in maintaining tissue cohesion during migration, facilitate cell-cell communication and promote signaling will be summarized in this review.
authors.affiliation: KIT Campus South, Zoological Institute, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Germany.
authors.forename: Sarah F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Langhe
authors.forename: Chaolie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wedlich
authors.forename: Jubin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kashef
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015820:Cadherins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D002450:Cell Communication; D002465:Cell Movement; D047108:Embryonic Development; D054262:Gastrulation; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015820:Cadherins