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    Mol Biol Rep. 1993 Feb;17(2):123-8.

    Molecular cloning and characterization of the human E-cadherin cDNA.

    Bussemakers MJ, van Bokhoven A, Mees SG, Kemler R, Schalken JA.

    Urology Research Laboratory, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

    E-cadherin is a Ca(2+)-dependent cell adhesion molecule involved in cell-cell interaction. In its normal physiological function it plays an important role in embryonic development and tissue morphogenesis. Recent studies have shown that in cancer development E-cadherin can act as a suppressor of invasion. Indeed, in several kinds of carcinomas allelic loss of the E-cadherin/Uvomorulin locus and decreased E-cadherin expression have been described. The importance of E-cadherin in human cancer development may be substantiated by molecular analysis of the E-cadherin transcript. Therefore, we isolated and characterized the human E-cadherin cDNA. Comparison of the nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences revealed that the human E-cadherin is highly homologous to the mouse E-cadherin (uvomorulin) and to other members of the cadherin family.

    PMID: 8459805 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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