Three-dimensional structure of cell adhesion molecules

Current Opinion in Cell Biology
E Y Jones

Abstract

Recent structural data have provided insights into various forms of specific cell adhesion interactions, including both protein-protein and protein-glycoconjugate recognition events. The major advances have been made in the structural characterization of cadherin-cadherin and integrin-ligand mediated adhesion.

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