Two-step adhesive binding by classical cadherins.
Harrison, O.J., Bahna, F., Katsamba, P.S., Jin, X., Brasch, J., Vendome, J., Ahlsen, G., Carroll, K.J., Price, S.R., Honig, B., Shapiro, L.(2010) Nat Struct Mol Biol 17: 348-357
- PubMed: 20190754 
- DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1784
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3LND, 3LNE, 3LNF, 3LNG, 3LNH, 3LNI - PubMed Abstract: 
Crystal structures of classical cadherins have revealed two dimeric configurations. In the first, N-terminal beta-strands of EC1 domains 'swap' between partner molecules. The second configuration (the 'X dimer'), also observed for T-cadherin, is mediated by residues near the EC1-EC2 calcium binding sites, and N-terminal beta-strands of partner EC1 domains, though held adjacent, do not swap ...