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Desmosomal Cadherins

Known as: Cadherins, Desmosomal, Desmosomal Cadherins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
A single-pass transmembrane glycoproteins that mediate CALCIUM-dependent CELL ADHESION and are core components of DESMOSOMES.
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2013
Review
2013
Regulation and impairments of dynamic desmosome and corneodesmosome remodeling.
Desmosomes and corneodesmosomes are the most important adhering junctions to provide strength for the epidermal sheet structure… 
2012
2012
Diagnostic and prognostic impact of desmocollins in human lung cancer
Objective Desmosomes are intercellular junctions that confer strong cell–cell adhesion. Two main members of desmosomal cadherins… 
Review
2006
Review
2006
Pemphigus antibody induced phosphorylation of keratinocyte proteins
The pemphigus family of autoimmune blistering diseases is characterized by an autoantibody response to desmosomal cadherins in… 
2000
2000
Genomic organization and amplification of the human desmosomal cadherin genes DSC1 and DSC3, encoding desmocollin types 1 and 3.
The desmosomal cadherins comprise the desmocollins and desmogleins and are involved in epithelial cell-cell adhesion. There are… 
2000
2000
The amino- and carboxyl-terminal tails of (beta)-catenin reduce its affinity for desmoglein 2.
beta-catenin and plakoglobin are members of the armadillo family of proteins and were first identified as components of… 
1999
1999
Loss of invasiveness in squamous cell carcinoma cells overexpressing desmosomal cadherins.
The molecular and structural characteristics of intercellular adhesion were investigated in a squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) cell… 
1998
1998
Antisense expression of a desmocollin gene in MDCK cells alters desmosome plaque assembly but does not affect desmoglein expression.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Hierarchical expression of desmosomal cadherins during stratified epithelial morphogenesis in the mouse.
Desmosomes contain two heterogeneous families of specialized cadherins (desmogleins or Dsgs and desmocollins or Dscs), subtypes… 
1997
1997
Changing pattern of desmocollin 3 expression accompanies epidermal organisation during skin development
The adhesive core of the desmosome is composed of cadherin‐like glycoproteins of 2 families, desmocollins and desmogleins. The… 
1991
1991
Keratinization is associated with the expression of a new protein related to the desmosomal cadherins DGII/III
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