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An α-catenin déjà vu

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α-catenin exists as part of the cadherin–catenin adhesion complex as well as in a cytoplasmic pool. However, which of these pools is responsible for its biological impact remains controversial. A structure-function analysis in Drosophila melanogaster illuminates how the molecular properties of α-catenin translate into functional outcomes in an intact organism.

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Figure 1: The α-catenin network.

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  1. Siew-Ping Han and Alpha S. Yap are in the Division of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane 4072, Australia,

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Han, SP., Yap, A. An α-catenin déjà vu. Nat Cell Biol 15, 238–239 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb2700

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