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DESCRIPTION

Also known as HMR1_CAEEL, hmr-1. Cadherins are calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins (PubMed:25938815, PubMed:25850673). They preferentially interact with themselves in a homophilic manner in connecting cells; cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types (PubMed:25938815, PubMed:25850673). Required for adherens junction assembly and connecting adherens junctions to the cytoskeleton (PubMed:26412237)., Isoform a is required for cell migration during body enclosure and cell shape changes during body elongation (PubMed:9531567, PubMed:12847081). Required for proper localization of other junctional components, such as hmp-1, hmp-2, jac-1 and pac-1 (PubMed:9531567, PubMed:25938815). Recruitment of pac-1 is required to establish cell polarity, independent of its role in cell adhesion (PubMed:25938815). Required for primodial germ cell ingression and adherence to endodermal cells during gastrulation (PubMed:20515680, PubMed:22675206)., Isoform b is involved in axonal guidance in a subset of motor neurons. Monomer in solution (PubMed:20689042). Isoform a is a component of a core catenin-cadherin complex consisting of hmr-1, hmp-1 and hmp-2; the complex localizes to adherens junctions (PubMed:20689042, PubMed:25850673). Isoform a interacts with hmp-2; the interaction is direct (PubMed:10952315, PubMed:20689042, PubMed:25850673, PubMed:26412237). Isoform a interacts (via intracellular domain) with jac-1 (PubMed:12847081, PubMed:25938815).

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hmr-1

Cadherin-related hmr-1

hmr-1

Molecular Synopsis