mouse Ctnna2 protein (alpha N-catenin)

a linker between cadherin adhesion receptors and the actin cytoskeleton, is essential for stabilizing dendritic spines in hippocampal neurons; deletion in Catna2, encoding alpha N-catenin, causes cerebellar & hippocampal lamination defects and impaired startle modulation; RefSeq NM_009819

Also Known As:

alpha N-catenin; Ctnna2 protein, mouse; Catna2 protein, mouse; alpha N-catenin I, mouse; alpha N-catenin II, mouse; alpha N-catenin, mouse; catenin (cadherin associated protein), alpha 2, mouse

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Cytoskeletal Proteins: 739
    - Catenins: 16285
      - alpha Catenin: 296
        mouse Ctnna2 protein: 2
  - Nerve Tissue Proteins: 2
    - mouse Ctnna2 protein: 2

Experts

1.	Fujisawa, H: 1 article (01/2002)
2.	Fukaya, K: 1 article (01/2002)
3.	Hasegawa, M: 1 article (01/2002)
4.	Hayashi, Y: 1 article (01/2002)
5.	Kida, S: 1 article (01/2002)
6.	Muramatsu, N: 1 article (01/2002)
7.	Saito, K: 1 article (01/2002)
8.	Tachibana, O: 1 article (01/2002)
9.	Tohma, Y: 1 article (01/2002)
10.	Yamashita, J: 1 article (01/2002)

Related Diseases

1.	Neurilemmoma (Schwannoma) 01/01/2002 - "In human schwannomas, however, E-cadherin, alpha E-catenin, and beta-catenin were detected by western blotting and immunohistochemistry, whereas alpha N-catenin was not. "
2.	Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis) 07/24/1992 - "To investigate the role of alpha N-catenin, we transfected lung carcinoma PC9 cells, which express E-cadherin and beta-catenin but neither alpha- nor alpha N-catenin, with alpha N-catenin cDNA. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	beta Catenin
2.	Cadherins (E-Cadherin)
3.	alpha Catenin (alpha E-Catenin)
4.	Complementary DNA (cDNA)