This gene is the second identified human homolog of the Drosophila fat gene, which encodes a tumor suppressor essential for controlling cell proliferation during Drosophila development. The gene product is a member of the cadherin superfamily, a group of integral membrane proteins characterized by the presence of cadherin-type repeats. In addition to containing 34 tandem cadherin-type repeats, the gene product has two epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats and one laminin G domain. This protein most likely functions as a cell adhesion molecule, controlling cell proliferation and playing an important role in cerebellum development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
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Sano, Tanihara, Heimark, Obata, Davidson, St John, Taketani, Suzuki: "Protocadherins: a large family of cadherin-related molecules in central nervous system." in: The EMBO journal, Vol. 12, Issue 6, pp. 2249-56, (1993) (PubMed).