Background/Introduction: Cadherin-2 (CDH2), also known as neural cadherin(NCAD), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CDH2 gene. It is a classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily. This gene is mapped to 18q12.1. Cadherin-2 is expressed in the brain, skeletal and cardiac muscle. Cadherin-2 is commonly found in cancer cells and provides a mechanism for transendothelial migration. It is a calcium dependent cell-cell adhesion glycoprotein comprising five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. The protein functions during gastrulation and is required for establishment of left-right asymmetry. At certain central nervous system synapses, presynaptic to postsynaptic adhesion is mediated at least in part by this gene product.
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NCBI Description
cell-cell adhesion molecule; may play a role in smooth muscle cell migration and adhesion in response to injury [RGD, Feb 2006]
Uniprot Description
CDH2: Cadherins are calcium dependent cell adhesion proteins. They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. CDH2 may be involved in neuronal recognition mechanism. In hippocampal neurons, may regulate dendritic spine density. Interacts with CDCP1. Identified in a complex containing FGFR4, NCAM1, CDH2, PLCG1, FRS2, SRC, SHC1, GAP43 and CTTN. Interacts with PCDH8; this complex may also include TAOK2. The interaction with PCDH8 may lead to internalization through TAOK2/p38 MAPK pathway.
Protein type: Membrane protein, integral; Cell adhesion; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis
Cellular Component: adherens junction; apical plasma membrane; basolateral plasma membrane; catenin complex; cell-cell adherens junction; cortical actin cytoskeleton; cytoplasm; fascia adherens; focal adhesion; integral to membrane; intercellular junction; lamellipodium; membrane; plasma membrane; protein complex; synapse; T-tubule
Molecular Function: alpha-catenin binding; beta-catenin binding; calcium ion binding; enzyme binding; gamma-catenin binding; nitric-oxide synthase binding; protein binding; protein complex binding; protein kinase binding; protein phosphatase binding
Biological Process: blood vessel morphogenesis; brain morphogenesis; calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion; cell adhesion; cell migration; cell-cell adhesion; cerebral cortex development; glial cell differentiation; heterophilic cell adhesion; homeostasis of number of cells; homophilic cell adhesion; positive regulation of MAPKKK cascade; protein heterooligomerization; radial glial cell differentiation; regulation of axonogenesis; regulation of myelination; regulation of protein localization; regulation of Rho protein signal transduction; striated muscle cell differentiation; synaptogenesis; telencephalon development
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