Name: cadherins guide cell sorting in tissues
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As caderinas, uma classe de moléculas de adesão celular, medeiam a adesão seletiva entre as células e, portanto, desempenham um papel crucial no estabelecimento e manutenção das estruturas teciduais.
Durante o desenvolvimento, as células indiferenciadas expressam caderinas específicas em sua superfície à medida que se diferenciam em tipos distintos de tecido, como E-caderinas nas células epiteliais e N-caderinas nos neurônios.
Como as caderinas geralmente se ligam a outras caderinas do mesmo tipo, as células podem aderir seletivamente umas às outras.
Além disso, as células que expressam níveis mais altos de caderina segregam daquelas com níveis mais baixos.
Assim, a especificidade quantitativa e qualitativa das caderinas ajuda a classificar e organizar as células em tecidos.
Por outro lado, a regulação negativa da expressão de caderina leva à perda de adesão celular.
Por exemplo, as células tumorais que param de expressar caderinas podem se separar das células vizinhas e superar as restrições teciduais.
Essa transição, chamada de transição epitelial para mesenquimal ou EMT, é uma etapa essencial na progressão das células tumorais para células malignas.

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	<li>Paulson, Alicia F., et al. "Regulação da expressão de caderina no desenvolvimento do sistema nervoso". Adesão e migração celular 8.1 (2014): 19-28.</li>
	<li>Berx, Geert e Frans Van Roy. "Envolvimento de membros da superfamília caderina no câncer." Perspectivas de Cold Spring Harbor em biologia 1.6 (2009): a003129.</li>
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caderinas na organização dos tecidos

Cadherins in Tissue Organization

As caderinas são uma superfamília de moléculas de adesão celular que compreende mais de 180 variantes, com tecidos específicos expressando uma combinação particular de tipos de caderinas. As caderinas geralmente exibem ligação homofílica; isto é, as caderinas em uma célula ligam-se a caderinas do mesmo tipo, ou de tipo intimamente relacionado, em outra célula. Assim, células do mesmo tipo têm uma afinidade específica para se ligarem umas às outras e se agruparem para formar tecidos. Classificação de células durante o desenvolvimento A classificação celular desempenha um papel essencial durante a embriogênese e o desenvolvimento, conforme demonstrado pelos primeiros experimentos com embriões de anfíbios. Células de embriões jovens foram dissociadas e misturadas. Quando essa mistura se agregou, células semelhantes se agruparam, formando estruturas. Essas estruturas lembravam camadas embrionárias, como mesoderme, epiderme e tubo neural. A expressão da caderina muda à medida que as células se diferenciam durante o desenvolvimento, permitindo a formação de estruturas complexas como o tubo neural dos vertebrados. À medida que o sulco neural se forma a partir da camada ectodérmica, as células da placa neural mudam sua expressão de caderina de E-caderina para N-caderina. As células na borda da placa neural também passam a expressar outras caderinas como a caderina 6B, unindo assim as duas extremidades e facilitando a compressão do tubo neural. Caderinas e Malignidade A adesão célula-célula mediada por caderina é um mecanismo importante que mantém a homeostase tecidual em organismos multicelulares. Nos tecidos cancerosos, entretanto, essa adesão celular é interrompida. Muitas células tumorais epiteliais param de expressar moléculas de E-caderina, parcial ou totalmente, auxiliadas por vários reguladores de transcrição. Por exemplo, um regulador de transcrição chamado Twist inibe a expressão da E-caderina, evitando assim que as células tumorais adiram às células vizinhas. Essa transformação é chamada de transição epitelial para mesenquimal (EMT). Essa é uma característica da progressão para malignidade que permite que as células tumorais escapem e invadam outros tecidos. O bloqueio experimental do Twist em células malignas do câncer de mama reduz sua malignidade. Em contraste, as células epiteliais normais podem ser induzidas a sofrer EMT aumentando a expressão de Twist.

Caderinas na Organização dos Tecidos

As caderinas são uma superfamília de moléculas de adesão celular que compreendem mais de 180 variantes, com tecidos específicos expressando uma combinação particular de ...

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cadherins guide cell sorting in tissues

Cadherins help cells sort into the right tissues during development. They are a large superfamily of cell adhesion molecules, with more than 180 variants. Different tissues express specific cadherin combinations, which helps cells recognize and stick to the right neighbors.

Cadherins usually bind to the same or a closely related cadherin on another cell. This is called homophilic binding. Because of this matching behavior, cells of the same type tend to group together and form clusters that become tissues.

Cell sorting is important during embryogenesis and development. Early experiments with amphibian embryos showed this clearly. When young embryo cells were separated, mixed, and then allowed to come together again, similar cells clustered and formed structures like the mesoderm, epidermis, and neural tube.

Cadherin expression also changes as cells differentiate. During vertebrate neural tube formation, neural plate cells switch from E-cadherin to N-cadherin as the neural groove forms from the ectoderm. Cells at the neural plate border also begin expressing other cadherins, such as cadherin 6B. These changes help bring the two sides together and support pinching off of the neural tube.

Cadherin-mediated adhesion also helps maintain tissue homeostasis in multicellular organisms. In cancer, this adhesion can break down. Many epithelial tumor cells lose some or all E-cadherin expression, often with help from transcription regulators. One example is Twist, which blocks E-cadherin expression and reduces cell adhesion to neighboring cells.

Cadherins Guide Cell Sorting in Tissues

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cadherins in tissue organization

Cadherins help cells sort into the right tissues during development. They are a large superfamily of cell adhesion molecules, with more than 180 variants. Different tissues express specific cadherin combinations, which helps cells recognize and stick to the right neighbors. Cadherins usually bind to the same or a closely related cadherin on another cell. This is called homophilic binding. Because of this matching behavior, cells of the same type tend to group together and form clusters that...

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