nectin-1
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nectin-1
a transmembrane cell-cell adhesion molecule forming part of the NAP cell adhesion system in adherens and tight junctions. The nectin-1 gene is mutated in cases of cleft lip/palate-ectodermal dysplasia syndrome. It is the main cell surface receptor for alpha-herpes viruses.
| nectary, necrotizing encephalopathy, necrosis | |
| neddylation, negative, negative chromatography |
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