Alpha-catenin was suggested to function as a linking protein between cadherins and actin-containing filaments of the cytoskeleton. It has been reported that the actin binding proteins vinculin and alpha-actinin can bind to alpha-catenin. However a protein complex including a cadherin actin beta-catenin and alpha-catenin has not been isolated.
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