"alpha Catenin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A catenin that binds F-ACTIN and links the CYTOSKELETON with BETA CATENIN and GAMMA CATENIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D051178
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.220.145.249
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha Catenin- alpha Catenin
- Catenin, alpha
- alpha-1 Catenin
- Catenin, alpha-1
- alpha 1 Catenin
- alpha-Catenin
- CAP102 Protein
- Cadherin-Associated Protein 102 kDa
- Cadherin Associated Protein 102 kDa
- alpha E-Catenin
- E-Catenin, alpha
- alpha E Catenin
- alphaE Catenin
- Catenin, alphaE
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "alpha Catenin" by people in Profiles.
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Hui B, Bu Z, Cheng X. Role of vinculin in the structural dynamics of cadherin-catenin complexes and its implications for F-actin binding. Protein Sci. 2025 Sep; 34(9):e70259.
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Callaway DJE, Nicholl ID, Shi B, Reyes G, Farago B, Bu Z. Nanoscale dynamics of the cadherin-catenin complex bound to vinculin revealed by neutron spin echo spectroscopy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 24; 121(39):e2408459121.
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Shi B, Matsui T, Qian S, Weiss TM, Nicholl ID, Callaway DJE, Bu Z. An ensemble of cadherin-catenin-vinculin complex employs vinculin as the major F-actin binding mode. Biophys J. 2023 06 20; 122(12):2456-2474.
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Bush M, Alhanshali BM, Qian S, Stanley CB, Heller WT, Matsui T, Weiss TM, Nicholl ID, Walz T, Callaway DJE, Bu Z. An ensemble of flexible conformations underlies mechanotransduction by the cadherin-catenin adhesion complex. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 10 22; 116(43):21545-21555.
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Nicholl ID, Matsui T, Weiss TM, Stanley CB, Heller WT, Martel A, Farago B, Callaway DJE, Bu Z. a-Catenin Structure and Nanoscale Dynamics in Solution and in Complex with F-Actin. Biophys J. 2018 08 21; 115(4):642-654.
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M?ller SH, Girard SL, Hopfner F, Merner ND, Bourassa CV, Lorenz D, Clark LN, Tittmann L, Soto-Ortolaza AI, Klebe S, Hallett M, Schneider SA, Hodgkinson CA, Lieb W, Wszolek ZK, Pendziwiat M, Lorenzo-Betancor O, Poewe W, Ortega-Cubero S, Seppi K, Rajput A, Hussl A, Rajput AH, Berg D, Dion PA, Wurster I, Shulman JM, Srulijes K, Haubenberger D, Pastor P, Vilari?o-G?ell C, Postuma RB, Bernard G, Ladwig KH, Dupr? N, Jankovic J, Strauch K, Panisset M, Winkelmann J, Testa CM, Reischl E, Zeuner KE, Ross OA, Arzberger T, Chouinard S, Deuschl G, Louis ED, Kuhlenb?umer G, Rouleau GA. Genome-wide association study in essential tremor identifies three new loci. Brain. 2016 12; 139(Pt 12):3163-3169.