Application:IF,Flow-Cyt
Reactivity: Human,Mouse (predicted: Rat,Rabbit,Cow,Chicken,Dog,GuineaPig)

cell-cell adhesion molecules. Cadherins are responsible for a whole range of processes including development, wound healing, cell-cell signaling, cell growth and differentiation. N-cadherin is found in many locations including cardiac adherins junctions, oral squamous epithelial cells, and breast epithelial cells. Studies have linked N-cadherin to cancer metastasis by showing the aggressive tumor cells had preferentially turned on N-cadherin as opposed to E- or P-cadherin.
Cadherins are calcium dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types.