- A
desmosome (/ˈdɛzməˌsoʊm/; "binding body"), also
known as a
macula adherens (plural:
maculae adherentes) (Latin for
adhering spot), is a cell structure...
- vertebrates,
there are
three major types of cell junction:
Adherens junctions,
desmosomes and
hemidesmosomes (anchoring junctions) Gap
junctions (communicating...
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possess the cell
junctions called tight junctions, gap junctions, and
desmosomes. With few exceptions—in particular, the
sponges and placozoans—animal...
- microfilaments.
Desmosomes attach to the
microfilaments of
cytoskeleton made up of
keratin protein.
Hemidesmosomes resemble desmosomes on a section. They...
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types of cell
junction recognised as
making up an
intercalated disc are
desmosomes,
fascia adherens junctions, and gap junctions.
Fascia adherens are anchoring...
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which form the
thick cytoplasmic plaques in
desmosomes and link
cadherins to
intermediate filaments.
Desmosomes provides strength and
resistance to mechanical...
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These are
joined with
desmosomes.
Their spiny (Latin, spinosum)
appearance is due to
shrinking of the
microfilaments between desmosomes that
occurs when stained...
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extracellular matrix. They are
similar in form to
desmosomes when
visualized by
electron microscopy, however,
desmosomes attach to
adjacent cells. Hemidesmosomes...
- 1997). "Characterization of pinin, a
novel protein ****ociated with the
desmosome-intermediate
filament complex". J Cell Biol. 135 (4): 1027–42. doi:10...
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adherens junctions (or
zonula adherens,
intermediate junction, or "belt
desmosome") are
protein complexes that
occur at cell–cell
junctions and cell–matrix...
