Cadherin-9

Cadherin-9 (CDH9) is a member of the larger Cadherin superfamily of cell surface glycoproteins originally identified as proteins mediating cell-cell adhesion. Cadherins are a large family of cell –cell adhesion molecules involved in inter-cellular adhesion in a wide variety of cell types. In the nervous system, cadherins are known to be crucial to all stages of development, including the early separation of the neural tube from the ectoderm, the segregation of neurones and axons, and the formation of synapses.