"Nectins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
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				A family of calcium-independent cell adhesion molecules of the immunoglobulin superfamily. They are expressed by most cell types and mediate both homotypic and heterotypic cell-cell adhesion. Nectins function in a variety of morphogenetic and developmental processes that include organogenesis of the eye, ear, tooth, and cerebral cortex; they also play roles in viral infection and cell proliferation.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D000075983 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D12.776.395.550.200.123 D12.776.543.550.200.130 D23.050.301.350.123 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Nectin-2Nectin-2Nectin 2CD112 AntigenAntigen, CD112
 Nectin-3Nectin-3Nectin 3CD113 AntigenAntigen, CD113
 Nectin-1Nectin-1Nectin 1Herpesvirus Entry Mediator CHuman Poliovirus Receptor Related 1PVRL1CD111 AntigenAntigen, CD111HevC ProteinPoliovirus Receptor-Related Protein 1Poliovirus Receptor Related Protein 1Prr1 Protein
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