Description
Product Characteristics:
Cadherins comprise a family of Ca++-dependent adhesion molecules that function to mediate cell-cell binding critical to the maintenance of tissue structure and morphogenesis. Cadherins each contain a large extracellular domain at the amino-terminus, which is characterized by a series of five homologous repeats, the most distal of which is thought to be responsible for binding specificity. The relatively short carboxy-terminal, intracellular domain interacts with a variety of cytoplasmic proteins, including beta-catenin, to regulate cadherin function. Cadherin-26 is a 852 amino acid single-pass transmembrane protein containing 4 cadherin domains through which it interacts with other cadherins in a homophilic manner. There are 4 named isoforms of cadherin-26 that are produced as a result of alternative spicing events.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: Cadherin-26,CAD26_HUMAN, Cadherin 26, Cadherin like 26, Cadherin-like protein 26, Cadherin-like protein VR20, Cdh26, RP4-551D2.3, VR20.
Target Information: Cadherins are a family of adhesion molecules that mediate Ca2+-dependent cell-cell adhesion in all solid tissues and modulate a wide variety of processes, including cell polarization and migration. Cadherin domains occur as repeats in the extracellular region and are thought to contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types and the maintenance of orderly structures such as epithelium. This gene encodes a cadherin domain-containing protein whose specific function has not yet been determined. Alternative splicing occurs at this locus and two transcript variants, encoding distinct proteins, have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]