Calcium-dependent cell adhesion protein; preferentially mediates homotypic cell-cell adhesion. Cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types, and thereby play an important role during embryonic development.
Gene References into Functions
in chicken and mouse embryos, PAPC expression is tightly regulated by the clock and wavefront system in the posterior PSM and exhibits a striking complementary pattern to N-cadherinPMID:28087631
N-cadherin stops the leftward cell movements and that this termination is an essential step in the establishment of left-right asymmetryPMID:25117685
Inhibition of ADAM10 can inhibit Pax6 expression and N-cadherin ectodomain shedding in retinal cells, possibly affecting neurite outgrowth and ganglion cell differentiation.PMID:23129104
These findings suggest that ligand-selective mechanotransduction may supersede differences in cadherin binding affinities in regulating intercellular contacts.PMID:22718345
overexpressing N-cadherin on axons prevents the formation of the lateral funiculus and the spinocerebellar tractPMID:23115176
Data found that deployment of the E- to N-cadherin switch program varies considerably along the embryonic axis.PMID:22684994
N-Cadherin is a retinoic acid-regulated developmental gene that has been identified as participating in building the heart during embryonic development.PMID:22254040
Regulation of cadherin expression by gonadotropins and the presence of N-cadherin in the ovarian cortex suggest that these adhesion molecules are involved in ovarian morphogenesis in the chicken embryo.PMID:22019531
PTP1B promotes the association of p120 to the N-cadherin precursor, facilitating the trafficking of the complex from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi complex.PMID:20181825
Expression of N-cadherin at the synaptic level on the somata and the proximal neurites of identified neuron populations has been traced selectively in the developing chicken visual system.PMID:15312902
changes in the molecular composition of the N-cadherin complex (represented by the uncoupling of p120-catenin and association with presenilin 1) may correspond to distinct functional states of the complex involved in synaptic maturationPMID:16046145
Co-immunoprecipitation and co-clustering paradigms were used to show that both NCAM and N-cadherin can interact with the 3Ig IIIC isoform of the FGFR1 in a number of cell types.PMID:17005551
PIP5KIgamma-mediated generation of phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2) at sites of N-cadherin contacts regulates intercellular adhesion strength, an effect due in part to PI(4,5)P2-mediated regulation of gelsolin.PMID:17538019
Treatment of cultures with C-type natriuretic peptide significantly increased N-cadherin, and collagen type X expression, glycosaminoglycan synthesis and chondrogenesisPMID:18461555
novel vimentin-linked/N-cadherin gamma-catenin junction provides the tensile strength necessary to establish and maintain structural integrity in tissues that lack desmosomes, such as the crystalline lens.PMID:18514185
CDH2 is associated with CTNNB1 to promote neural crest cell migration (velocity of migration is calculated).PMID:15254905
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Subcellular Location
Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. Cell membrane, sarcolemma. Cell junction. Cell surface.
Tissue Specificity
Detected in embryonic brain and heart (at protein level). Detected in embryonic brain and heart.