Epithelial cells seal the outer surface of an early embryo, and a protein complex best known for gluing them to one another turns out to be the tool they use to clear away neighbours that are dying.

The protein E-cadherin, which helps cells connect to each other, turned out to be a participant in another important process ...

Researchers found that the E-cadherin complex helps epithelial cells absorb dead neighboring cells while preserving the ...

Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells.

E-cadherin behaves like a glue in healthy tissues, keeping epithelial cells connected and organized. Discovered 43 years ago, this transmembrane glycoprotein connects epithelial cells together at ...

Cadherin-17, also called liver-intestine cadherin, is a calcium-dependent transmembrane glycoprotein that mediates cell–cell adhesion in intestinal epithelium. Expression of cadherin-17 was reported ...

Cadherin-containing cell–cell junctions respond to intercellular tension by increasing their size, strength and complexity. The mechanical regulation of cadherin adhesions is now shown to involve ...

Fruit-fly ovaries were used in a new study to uncover how E-cadherin guides collective cell migration. According to traditional scientific dogma, E-cadherin acts like the mortar between bricks, ...

If you place certain types of living cells on a microscope slide, the cells will inch across the glass, find their neighbors, and assemble themselves into a simple, if primitive tissue. A new study at ...

Northeastern University scientists have discovered that a protein in the human brain could potentially be used to grow new neurons in the lab and enhance brain processes affected by aging or ...

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center discovered that a cell adhesion protein, E-cadherin, allows breast cancer cells to survive as they travel through the body and form new tumors, a ...

E-cadherin, a member of the cadherin family, has a very important role in organizing the epithelium. Most cancers arise from epithelial tissue, and in those cancers, cell adhesion mediated by ...