Protocadherin-1 Localization and Cell-Adhesion Function in Airway Epithelial Cells in Asthma.

The asthma gene PCDH1 encodes Protocadherin-1, a putative adhesion molecule of unknown function expressed in the airway epithelium. Here, we characterize the localization, differential expression, homotypic adhesion specificity and function of PCDH1 in airway epithelial cells in asthma.We performed...

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Main Authors: Grissel Faura Tellez, Brigitte W M Willemse, Uilke Brouwer, Susan Nijboer-Brinksma, Karl Vandepoele, Jacobien A Noordhoek, Irene Heijink, Maaike de Vries, Natalie P Smithers, Dirkje S Postma, Wim Timens, Laura Wiffen, Frans van Roy, John W Holloway, Peter M Lackie, Martijn C Nawijn, Gerard H Koppelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5049773?pdf=render