Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex.
Rimm DL, Koslov ER, Kebriaei P, Cianci CD, Morrow JS. Alpha 1(E)-catenin is an actin-binding and -bundling protein mediating the attachment of F-actin to the membrane adhesion complex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1995, 92: 8813-8817. PMID: 7568023, PMCID: PMC41057, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-actinBundling proteinE-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contactsHomotypic cell-cell adhesionBundles F-actinEpithelial cell polarityCortical actin cytoskeletonCell-cell adhesionActin-binding proteinsFull-length proteinE-cadherinCell-cell contactMembrane adhesion complexesBundles actinCell polarityHierarchy of interactionsActin cytoskeletonAdhesion complexesCytoplasmic domainCosedimentation assaysSedimentation assaysAdditional proteinsMolecular basisActin filamentsActin complex
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