alpha-Catenin unfurls upon binding to vinculin
Rangarajan, E.S., Izard, T.(2012) J Biol Chem 287: 18492-18499
- PubMed: 22493458 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M112.351023
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4EHP - PubMed Abstract: 
Adherens junctions (AJs) are essential for cell-cell contacts, morphogenesis, and the development of all higher eukaryotes. AJs are formed by calcium-dependent homotypic interactions of the ectodomains of single membrane-pass cadherin family receptors. These homotypic interactions in turn promote binding of the intracellular cytoplasmic tail domains of cadherin receptors with β-catenin, a multifunctional protein that plays roles in both transcription and AJs ...