UV radiation is used to cause DNA breakage. UV reacts quickly hence helps to catch momentary protein binding and can be used in vivo as it penetrates cell membranes easily. But gels from such assays are difficult to interpret.

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Adhesion receptors mediate cell-matrix adhesions

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Homophilic Binding 

A CAM on one cell can directly bind to the same kind of CAM on an adjacent cell

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Heterophilic Binding

A CAM on one cell can directly bind to a different class of CAM on an adjacent cell

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The formation of many cell-cell adhesions entails two types of molecular interactions:

1.Trans binding interactions 

2. Cis binding interactions

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Trans interactions (intercellular or adhesive interactions)

CAMs on one cell bind to CAMs on an adjacent cell. 

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In cis interactions (intracellular or lateral interactions)

monomeric CAMs on one cell bind to one or more CAMs in the same cell’s plasma membrane