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Nectins

"Nectins" 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.

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A family of calcium-independent cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily. They are expressed by most cell types and mediate both homotypic and heterotypic cell-cell adhesion. Nectins function in a variety of morphogenetic and developmental processes that include organogenesis of the eye, ear, tooth, and cerebral cortex; they also play roles in viral infection and cell proliferation.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nectins" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nectins" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 8 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2010 and 2022
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