[Term]
id: PR:000001327
name: cadherin
def: "A protein that has a core domain structure of signal sequence, propeptide, five Cadherin domains (Pfam:PF00028), a transmembrane region, and a Cadherin cytoplasmic region (Pfam:PF01049). Cadherins function as adhesion molecules that mediate Ca2+-dependent cell-cell adhesion in solid tissues." [PRO:WCB]
comment: Category=family.
xref: PIRSF:PIRSF002504
is_a: PR:000000001 ! protein