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ArticleCell reports2026

Cadherin regulation of endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane contact sites.

Sonam Lhamo, Navaneetha Krishnan Bharathan, William Giang, Kandice R Levental, Cory L Simpson, Stephanie E Zimmer, Thomas Saba, Julie Beaucousin, Mélina L Heuzé, Andrew P Kowalczyk

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Article in Cell reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Sonam LhamoDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Navaneetha Krishnan BharathanDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
William GiangDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Kandice R LeventalDepartment of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA.
Cory L SimpsonDepartment of Dermatology, and Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Stephanie E ZimmerDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Thomas SabaDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
Julie BeaucousinUniversité Paris-Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013 Paris, France.
Mélina L HeuzéUniversité Paris-Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, 75013 Paris, France.
Andrew P KowalczykDepartments of Dermatology and Cell and Biological Systems, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA 17033, USA. Electronic address: andrewkowalczyk@psu.edu.

Funding

Role of p0071 in Cutaneous Intercellular JunctionsR01AR048266 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI ANDREW P. KOWALCZYK · 2002 to 2026
$8.2M
Keratinocyte adhesion and signaling in the skin blistering disease pemphigus vulgarisR01AR081883 · NIAMS · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV HERSHEY MED CTR · PI ANDREW P. KOWALCZYK · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048266NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR081883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The spatial organization and dynamics of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) govern when and where ER tubules engage with other organelles and the plasma membrane. We previously found that ER tubules are closely associated with desmosomes, but the mechanisms of ER recruitment to these adhesive intercellular junctions were unclear. Here, we demonstrate that recruitment of ER tubules to intercellular junctions is dependent upon E-cadherin association with α-catenin. During junction formation, adherens junctions and ER tubules appear nearly simultaneously at nascent cell-cell contacts, followed by desmosome formation. ER recruitment allows the formation of ER-plasma membrane contact sites (ER-PMCSs) and an assembly comprising adherens junctions, ER-PMCS, and desmosomes. Ablating adherens junctions disrupts this tripartite assembly and perturbs global lipid levels. Collectively, our findings identify cadherins as key organizers of ER-PMCS positioning and suggest that the cell-cell adhesion-organelle unit integrates cellular mechanical elements with plasma membrane homeostasis.

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CadherinsCell MembraneEndoplasmic ReticulumAdherens Junctionsalpha CateninAnimalsCell AdhesionDesmosomesHumansalpha CateninCadherinsadherens junctionsCP: cell biologydesmosomesendoplasmic reticulumER-plasma membrane contact sites

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PMID42364104
PMCPMC13523004

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