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Colorectal cancers along with several gastric, pancreatic, liver, ovarian and breast cancers showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic and membranous immunoreactivity. Remaining cancer tissues were generally negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
CDH8
Synonyms
Description
Cadherin 8, type 2 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
This gene encodes a type II classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily, integral membrane proteins that mediate calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion. Mature cadherin proteins are composed of a large N-terminal extracellular domain, a single membrane-spanning domain, and a small, highly conserved C-terminal cytoplasmic domain. The extracellular domain consists of 5 subdomains, each containing a cadherin motif, and appears to determine the specificity of the protein's homophilic cell adhesion activity. Type II (atypical) cadherins are defined based on their lack of a HAV cell adhesion recognition sequence specific to type I cadherins. This particular cadherin is expressed in brain and is putatively involved in synaptic adhesion, axon outgrowth and guidance. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]