α-Catenin (alpha-catenin) functions as the primary protein link between cadherins and the actin cytoskeleton. It has been reported that the actin binding...
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identified became known as α-catenin and β-catenin. α-Catenin can bind to β-catenin and can also bind filamentous actin (F-actin). β-Catenin binds directly to...
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Catenin beta-1, also known as β-catenin (beta-catenin), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CTNNB1 gene. β-Catenin is a dual function protein...
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the actomyosin cytoskeleton. p120-catenin controls E-cadherin membrane localization, while β-catenin and α-catenin provide the link that connect AJs to...
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junctions. α-catenin and β-catenin are integral components of adherens junctions, which bind together to produce cadherin-α-catenin-β-catenin complexes...
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intracellular catenin proteins, specifically the three different subtypes, α-catenins, β-catenins, and p120ctn family catenins. β-catenins and p120ctns...
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Catenin alpha-3, also known as αT-catenin, is a α-catenin protein that in humans is encoded by the CTNNA3 gene. Janssens B, Goossens S, Staes K, Gilbert...
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catenin) binds the juxtamembrane region of the cadherin. γ-catenin or gamma-catenin (plakoglobin) binds the catenin-binding region of the cadherin. α-catenin...
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Catenin alpha-2, also known as αN-catenin, is a type of α-catenin protein that in humans is encoded by the CTNNA2 gene. Claverie JM, Hardelin JP, Legouis...
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of the cell. This allows for homophilic cell–cell adhesion. The β-catenin–α-catenin linked complex at the adherens junctions allows for the formation...
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