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of homotypic specificity. In addition, several groups have observed heterotypic binding affinity (i.e., binding of different types of cadherin together) in various assays. One current model proposes that cells distinguish cadherin subtypes based on kinetic specificity rather than thermodynamic specificity, as different types of cadherin homotypic bonds have different lifetimes.

Structure

Cadherins are synthesized as polypeptides and undergo many post-translational modifications to become the proteins which mediate cell-cell

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