| Function | Calcium-dependent cell adhesion protein.preferentially mediates homotypic cell-cell adhesion by dimerization with a CDH2 chain from another cell. Cadherins may thus contribute to the sorting of heterogeneous cell types. Acts as a regulator of neural stem cells quiescence by mediating anchorage of neural stem cells to ependymocytes in the adult subependymal zone: upon cleavage by MMP24, CDH2-mediated anchorage is affected, leading to modulate neural stem cell quiescence. Plays a role in cell-to-cell junction formation between pancreatic beta cells and neural crest stem (NCS) cells, promoting the formation of processes by NCS cells. Required for proper neurite branching. Required for pre- and postsynaptic organization. CDH2 may be involved in neuronal recognition mechanism. In hippocampal neurons, may regulate dendritic spine density. |
| Protein Name | Cadherin-2Cdw325Neural CadherinN-CadherinCd Antigen Cd325 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-381426Reactome: R-HSA-418990Reactome: R-HSA-525793Reactome: R-HSA-8957275 |
| Cellular Localisation | Cell MembraneSingle-Pass Type I Membrane ProteinSarcolemmaCell JunctionCell SurfaceDesmosomeAdherens JunctionColocalizes With Tmem65 At The Intercalated Disk In CardiomyocytesColocalizes With Obscn At The Intercalated Disk And At Sarcolemma In Cardiomyocytes |
| Alternative Protein Names | Cadherin-2 proteinCdw325 proteinNeural Cadherin proteinN-Cadherin proteinCd Antigen Cd325 proteinCDH2 proteinCDHN proteinNCAD protein |
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