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Comments and Description Text from UniProtKB
ID:CADH2_HUMAN DESCRIPTION: RecName: Full=Cadherin-2; AltName: Full=CDw325; AltName: Full=Neural cadherin; Short=N-cadherin; AltName: CD_antigen=CD325; Flags: Precursor; FUNCTION: 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 (By similarity). SUBUNIT: 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 (By similarity). SUBCELLULAR LOCATION: Cell membrane; Single-pass type I membrane protein. SIMILARITY: Contains 5 cadherin domains.
Protein Domain and Structure Information
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