#catenin

[medicaletymologies]

From Ancient Greek ἄλφα or α (alpha, the first letter of Ancient Greek alphabet [because it was the first catenin to be identified]) and from Latin catēna (chain)

[healthinnovations]

Researchers comprehensively map cadherin interactome for the first time.

Researchers comprehensively map cadherin interactome for the first time. Thought health innovators? http://bit.ly/1ypMXtz

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have comprehensively mapped the network of proteins involved in cell-cell adhesions, or the cadherin interactome. This work is published in Science Signaling.

Many biological processes depend on the ability of cells to stick to one another. The formation of multicellular organisms and precise embryonic development rely on this property, as does…

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