Cadherins: a molecular family important in selective cell-cell adhesion.

PERSPECTIVES AND SUMMARY 237 SELECTIVE C LL ADHESION 238 CELL-CELL ,a,DHESION MOLECULES 239 CADHERINS 240 cDNA TRANSFECTION STUDIES ON CADHERIN FUNCTION 242 BINDING SPECIFICITIES OF CADHERINS 242 MOLECULAR BASIS FOR CADHERIN-MEDIATED SELECTIVE ADHESION ..... 244 SPECIES-SPECIFICITIES OF CADHERINS 245 TRANSMEMBRANE CONTROL OF CADHERIN FUNCTION 246 ROLE OF CADHERINS 1N MORPHOGENESIS 248