Protocadherins

A group of cell adhesion molecules

General references protocadherins

Bonn S, Seeburg PH & Schwarz MK (2007). Combinatorial expression of alpha- and gamma- protocadherins alters their presenilin-dependent processing. Molecular and Cellular Biology 27: 4121-32.

Cronin KD & Capehart AA (2006). Gamma protocadherin expression in the embryonic chick nervous system. International Journal of Biological Sciences 3: 8-11.

Triana-Baltzer GB & Blank M (2006). Cytoplasmic domain of protocadherin-alpha enhances homophilic interactions and recognizes cytoskeletal elements. Journal of Neurobiology 66: 393-407.

Taguchi Y, Koide T, Shiroishi T & Yagi T (2005). Molecular evolution of cadherin-related neuronal receptor/protocadherin(alpha) (CNR/Pcdh(alpha)) gene cluster in Mus musculus subspecies. Molecular Biology and Evolution 22: 1433-43.

Wang X, Su H & Bradley A (2002). Molecular mechanisms governing Pcdh-gamma gene expression: evidence for a multiple promoter and cis-alternative splicing model. Genes and Development 16: 1890-905.

Obata S, Sago H, Mori N, Rochelle JM, Seldin MF, Davidson M, St John T, Taketani S & Suzuki ST (1995). Protocadherin Pcdh2 shows properties similar to, but distinct from, those of classical cadherins. Journal of Cell Science 108: 3765-73.