- Prototypical member of the type-1 classical cadherins
- A key component of adherens junctions (AJs) (cell-cell adhesions)
- a2+-dependent adhesion molecule
- Single-pass transmembrane glycoprotein
- Connect cells through homophilic interaction
- Mostly expressed in epithelial cells
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