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A Homolog of the armadillo Protein in Drosophila (Plakoglobin) Associated with E-Cadherin

McCrea, Pierre D., Turck, Christoph W., Gumbiner, Barry·1991·Science

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Three cytoplasmic proteins, called catenins, bind to the cytoplasmic tail of the epithelial cell-cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin. The complementary DNA sequence was determined for the 92-kilodalton β catenin of Xenopus laevis . The sequence is homologous to mammalian plakoglobin, a protein of desmosomal and zonula adherens cell junctions, and to the plakoglobin homolog in Drosophila melanogaster , the product of the segment polarity gene armadillo . A monoclonal antibody to bovine plakoglobin recognizes the analogous β catenin in the Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line. Armadillo plakoglobin may link E-cadherin to the underlying actin cytoskeleton at cell-cell junctions; the E-cadherin-catenin protein complex may also participate in the transmission of developmental information.

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Authors
McCrea, P. D., Turck, C. W., & Gumbiner, B.
Venue
Science
Published
1991-11-29
Volume
254
Issue
5036
Pages
1359-1361
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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623
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14.46
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journal article
Language
en
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McCrea, P. D., Turck, C. W., & Gumbiner, B. (1991). A Homolog of the armadillo Protein in Drosophila (Plakoglobin) Associated with E-Cadherin. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1962194

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