Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Structure (IMAGE)

Stanford University School of Engineering

Cadherin-Catenin-Actin Structure

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Proposed model: Cadherins (orange bars) are under tension generated by actomyosin and mediated by catenins (alpha and beta).

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Alexander Dunn, Stanford School of Engineering

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