- 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...
- microfilaments.
Desmosomes attach to the
microfilaments of
cytoskeleton made up of
keratin protein.
Hemidesmosomes resemble desmosomes on a section. They...
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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...
- of the
cardiac muscle known as
desmosomes,
areas on the
surface of
muscle cells which link them together. The
desmosomes are
composed of
several proteins...
-
which form the
thick cytoplasmic plaques in
desmosomes and link
cadherins to
intermediate filaments.
Desmosomes provides strength and
resistance to mechanical...
-
adherens junctions (or
zonula adherens,
intermediate junction, or "belt
desmosome") are
protein complexes that
occur at cell–cell
junctions and cell–matrix...
- are
formed against desmosomes,
components of the skin that
function to keep
certain layers of skin
bound to each other. As
desmosomes are attacked, the...
-
extracellular matrix. They are
similar in form to
desmosomes when
visualized by
electron microscopy; however,
desmosomes attach to
adjacent cells. Hemidesmosomes...
-
types of cell
junction recognised as
making up an
intercalated disc are
desmosomes,
fascia adherens junctions, and gap junctions.
Fascia adherens are anchoring...
