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The “glue” holding your cells together has a surprising second job

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: ScienceDaily

What happened

Scientists have discovered that E-cadherin, a protein best known as the “glue” holding cells and tissues together, has a surprising second job: helping epithelial cells swallow nearby dead cells.

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  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 03:12:55 UTC.

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