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ReviewFrontiers in physiology2026

T-cadherin as a potential novel regulator of intestinal inflammation and fibrosis.

Yan Wang, Ankita Prasad, Weiwei Liu, Jyotsna Chandra, Atif Zafar, Nayden G Naydenov, Pranab K Mukherjee, Andrei I Ivanov, Florian Rieder

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Review in Frontiers in physiology, 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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9 authors.

Yan WangDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Ankita PrasadDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Weiwei LiuDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Jyotsna ChandraDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Atif ZafarDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Nayden G NaydenovDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Pranab K MukherjeeDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Andrei I IvanovDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Florian RiederDepartment of Inflammation and Immunity, Cleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, United States.

Funding

Septins in intestinal fibrosisR01DK132038 · NIDDK · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI Andrei Ivanovich Ivanov, Florian Rieder · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Creeping fat and Crohn's disease associated stricturesR01DK123233 · NIDDK · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI RIEDER, FLORIAN · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
The role of protein O-GlcNAcylation in regulating keratinocyte function in skin fibrosisR21AR082999 · NIAMS · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI WANG, YAN · 2023 to 2023
$401k
NIAMS NIH HHS R21 AR082999NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK123233NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T-cadherin (T-cad) is a non-canonical member of the cadherin superfamily with a distinguished structure of its glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor instead of transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. This lends unique properties to and equips T-cad with dynamic mobility within the plasma membrane and extensive lateral interactions with signaling partners. Beyond its role as an adhesion molecule forming homophilic interactions, T-cad functions as a receptor for adiponectin and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), therefore playing an important role in regulating cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and migration. These properties underscore its critical involvement in physiological and pathological processes, including central nervous system development, cancer progression, and cardiovascular disease. However, the role of T-cad in intestinal inflammation, injury, and fibrosis remains underexplored. This review highlights the structural and functional characteristics of T-cad, its binding partners, its expression and functions in various types of cells, tissues and organs, and its roles in health and disease. This review also speculates on its potential involvement in intestinal inflammation, particularly in stricturing Crohn's disease.

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adiponectinCrohn’s diseaseinflammatory bowel diseaseintestinal fibrosisLDLT-cadherin

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PMID42871922
PMCPMC13659743

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