Glycosyltransferase POMGNT1 deficiency affects N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion
S. I. Noor, M. Hoffmann, N. Rinis, M. F. Bartels, P. Winterhalter, C. Hoelscher, R. Henning, N. Himmelreich, C. Thiel, T. Ruppert, E. Rapp, S. Strahl
This study shows that POMGNT1 deficiency increases N-cadherin levels and alters its N-glycan structures, enhancing cell-cell adhesion and activating EMT-like signaling pathways.
bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2020Biochemistry