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SUBMITTER: Suzuki N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC20207 | biostudies-literature | 1998 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Suzuki N N Zara J J Sato T T Ong E E Bakhiet N N Oshima R G RG Watson K L KL Fukuda M N MN
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 19980401 9
Trophinin and tastin form a cell adhesion molecule complex that potentially mediates an initial attachment of the blastocyst to uterine epithelial cells at the time of implantation. Trophinin and tastin, however, do not directly bind to each other, suggesting the presence of an intermediary protein. The present study identifies a cytoplasmic protein, named bystin, that directly binds trophinin and tastin. Bystin consists of 306 amino acid residues and is predicted to contain tyrosine, serine, an ...[more]