Guttieres et al. suggest that core molecular interactions of the cadherin–catenin complex are conserved in ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi, suggesting this was an ancestral trait foundational to the evolution of multicellular animals.
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Abstract. The cadherin–catenin complex (CCC) is a calcium-dependent assembly that is essential for the organization and function of animal cells and tissue
