[Encoded by human CDH5 Gene (CDH Family), 784-amino acid 87.5 kD (precursor) Vascular Endothelial Cadherin is a Ca(2+)-dependent homophilic endothelial cell-cell adhesion type I membrane glycoprotein composed of five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region, and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. Expressed specifically in endothelial cells and brain, VE-Cadherin is found mainly at cell-cell boundaries, associated with intercellular junctions. CDH5 may play a role in endothelial cell cohesion and organization of intercellular junctions. CDH5/beta-catenin signaling may control endothelial survival. CDH5 associates with alpha-catenin, forming a link to the cytoskeleton. (from LocusLink, SWISS-PROT, OMIM, and NCI) ( NCI )]
UMLS (NCI) C0300423 - Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein
- Immunologic Factor
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