VE-cadherin

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CDH5
Available structures
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001114117
NM_001795

NM_009868

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001786

NP_033998

Location (UCSC)Chr 16: 66.37 – 66.4 MbChr 8: 104.83 – 104.87 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Cadherin-5, or VE-cadherin (vascular endothelial cadherin), also known as CD144 (

Cluster of Differentiation 144), is a type of cadherin. It is encoded by the human gene CDH5.[5]

Function

VE-cadherin is a classical cadherin from the cadherin superfamily and the gene is located in a six-cadherin cluster in a region on the long arm of chromosome 16 that is involved in loss of heterozygosity events in breast and prostate cancer. The encoded protein is a calcium-dependent cell–cell adhesion glycoprotein composed of five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. Functioning as a classic cadherin by imparting to cells the ability to adhere in a homophilic manner, the protein may play an important role in endothelial cell biology through control of the cohesion and organization of the intercellular junctions.[6]

Integrity of intercellular junctions is a major determinant of permeability of the

Deubiquitinase function of A20 was shown to remove ubiquitin chains from VE-cadherin, thereby prevented loss of VE-cadherin expression at the endothelial adherens junctions.[9]

VE-cadherin is indispensable for proper vascular development – there have been two transgenic mouse models of VE-cadherin deficiency, both embryonic lethal due to vascular defects.[10][11] Further studies using one of these models revealed that although vasculogenesis occurred, nascent vessels collapsed or disassembled in the absence of VE-cadherin.[12] Therefore, it was concluded that VE-cadherin serves the purpose of maintaining newly formed vessels.

Interactions

VE-cadherin has been shown to

interact
with:

As a biomarker

VE-cadherin may serve as a biomarker for radiation exposure.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000179776Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000031871Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. PMID 2059658
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  6. ^ "Entrez Gene: CDH5 cadherin 5, type 2, VE-cadherin (vascular epithelium)".
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