Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 1, 2004; 10(21): 3088-3093
Published online Nov 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i21.3088
Figure 1
Figure 1 Formation of E-cadherin/catenin complex. Step1. E-cadherin stand dimers on the two adjacent cells’ surface com-bine together and transfer the signals to catenin complex which is composed of β + α + γ subunits. Step2. The complex promotes actins to contract and enhance the intra-cellular adhesion.