Cell–cell adhesion is crucial during epithelial development and morphogenesis, with adherens junctions being the main intercellular structures. At each adherens junction, the calcium-dependent ...

The next question is whether cells have only this one mechanism for adherens junction formation ... which cells can use to build similar adhesion structures," Troyanovsky said.

"It appears that alpha-catenin is a junction protein exquisitely sensitive ... it's able to make stronger cellular ...