A new crystal structure, Ca2+ dependence and mutational analysis reveal molecular details of E-cadherin homoassociation.
Pertz, O., Bozic, D., Koch, A.W., Fauser, C., Brancaccio, A., Engel, J.(1999) EMBO J 18: 1738-1747
- PubMed: 10202138 
- DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.7.1738
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1FF5 - PubMed Abstract: 
Electron microscopy of ECADCOMP, a recombinant E-cadherin ectodomain pentamerized by the assembly domain of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein, has been used to analyze the role of cis-dimerization and trans-interaction in the homophilic association ...