| Gene Symbol |
CDH1
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| Entrez Gene |
415860
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| Alt Symbol |
-
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| Species |
Chicken
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
cadherin 1, type 1, E-cadherin (epithelial)
|
| Other Description |
E-cadherin|L-CAM|cadherin-1|epithelial cadherin|liver cell adhesion molecule|liver cell adhesion protein
|
| Swissprots |
P08641
|
| Accessions |
AAA82572 P08641 AJ446009 BI067114 BX258715 M16260 AAA82573 NM_001039258 NP_001034347
|
| Function |
Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. E-cadherin is a ligand for integrin alpha-E/beta-7.
|
| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein.
|
| Tissue Specificity |
Non-neural epithelial tissues.
|
| Top Pathways |
Adherens junction, Cell adhesion molecules (CAMs)
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