Structural basis of cell-cell adhesion by cadherins.
Shapiro, L., Fannon, A.M., Kwong, P.D., Thompson, A., Lehmann, M.S., Grubel, G., Legrand, J.F., Als-Nielsen, J., Colman, D.R., Hendrickson, W.A.(1995) Nature 374: 327-337
- PubMed: 7885471 
- DOI: 10.1038/374327a0
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1NCG, 1NCH, 1NCI - PubMed Abstract: 
Crystal structures of the amino-terminal domain of N-cadherin provide a picture at the atomic level of a specific adhesive contact between cells. A repeated set of dimer interfaces is common to the structure in three lattices. These interactions combine to form a linear zipper of molecules that mirrors the linear structure of the intracellular filaments with which cadherins associate ...