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From sticky zippers to morphology

Nature Structural Biology volume 2, pages 258–261 (1995)Cite this article

The structures of the homotypically adhering E and N cadherins reveal a zipper-like morphology which binds cells together.

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Lasky, L. From sticky zippers to morphology. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2, 258–261 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0495-258

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