-
bladder tissue,
gastrointestinal mucosa, and epithelia.
Desmosomes are
composed of
desmosome-intermediate
filament complexes (DIFCs), a
network of cadherin...
- that
underlie epithelia. Like
desmosomes, they tie to
intermediate filaments in the cytoplasm, but in
contrast to
desmosomes,
their transmembrane anchors...
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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...
- 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...
- microfilaments.
Desmosomes attach to the
microfilaments of
cytoskeleton made up of
keratin protein.
Hemidesmosomes resemble desmosomes on a section. They...
-
These are
joined with
desmosomes.
Their spiny (Latin, spinosum)
appearance is due to
shrinking of the
microfilaments between desmosomes that
occurs when stained...
-
types of cell
junction recognised as
making up an
intercalated disc are
desmosomes,
fascia adherens junctions, and gap junctions.
Fascia adherens are anchoring...
-
possess the cell
junctions called tight junctions, gap junctions, and
desmosomes. With few exceptions—in particular, the
sponges and placozoans—animal...
-
extracellular matrix. They are
similar in form to
desmosomes when
visualized by
electron microscopy; however,
desmosomes attach to
adjacent cells. Hemidesmosomes...
- via
motor proteins.
Keratin filaments in
epithelial cells link to
desmosomes (
desmosomes connect the
cytoskeleton together)
through plakoglobin, desmoplakin...
