E-Cadherin (ECAD) Antibody – Mouse Monoclonal

This gene encodes a classical cadherin of the cadherin superfamily. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants, at least one of which encodes a preproprotein that is proteolytically processed to generate the mature glycoprotein. This calcium-dependent cell-cell adhesion protein is comprised of five extracellular cadherin repeats, a transmembrane region and a highly conserved cytoplasmic tail. Mutations in this gene are correlated with gastric, breast, colorectal, thyroid and ovarian cancer. Loss of function of this gene is thought to contribute to cancer progression by increasing proliferation, invasion, and/or metastasis. The ectodomain of this protein mediates bacterial adhesion to mammalian cells and the cytoplasmic domain is required for internalization. This gene is present in a gene cluster with other members of the cadherin family on chromosome 16. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2015]

CDH1: a single-pass type I membrane protein, and calcium dependent cell adhesion proteins. It is a ligand for integrin alpha-E/beta-7, and it colocalizes with DLG7 at sites of cell-cell contact in intestinal epithelial cells. Anchored to actin microfilaments through association with alpha-, beta- and gamma-catenin. Sequential proteolysis induced by apoptosis or calcium influx, results in translocation from sites of cell-cell contact to the cytoplasm. Involved in mechanisms regulating cell-cell adhesions, mobility and proliferation of epithelial cells. Defects in CDH1 are involved in dysfunction of the cell-cell adhesion system, triggering cancer invasion (gastric, breast, ovary, endometrium and thyroid) and metastasis. Has a potent invasive suppressor role.

Protein type: Cell adhesion; Membrane protein, integral; Motility/polarity/chemotaxis; Ubiquitin ligase

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 16q22.1

Cellular Component: actin cytoskeleton; apical junction complex; catenin complex; cell junction; cell-cell adherens junction; cortical actin cytoskeleton; cytoplasm; extracellular region; flotillin complex; focal adhesion; integral to membrane; internal side of plasma membrane; lamellipodium; lateral plasma membrane; perinuclear region of cytoplasm; plasma membrane; trans-Golgi network

Molecular Function: ankyrin binding; beta-catenin binding; cell adhesion molecule binding; gamma-catenin binding; glycoprotein binding; GTPase activating protein binding; protein binding

Biological Process: cell-cell adhesion; extracellular matrix disassembly; extracellular matrix organization and biogenesis; negative regulation of cell-cell adhesion; positive regulation of transcription factor import into nucleus; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent

Disease: Breast Cancer; Endometrial Cancer; Gastric Cancer, Hereditary Diffuse; Ovarian Cancer; Prostate Cancer