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| Term | desmosome | ID (Ontology) | GO:0030057 (Gene Ontology) |
| Definition | A cell-cell junction in which: on the cytoplasmic surface of each interacting plasma membrane is a dense plaque composed of a mixture of intracellular anchor proteins; a bundle of keratin intermediate filaments is attached to the surface of each plaque; transmembrane adhesion proteins of the cadherin family bind to the plaques and interact through their extracellular domains to hold the adjacent membranes together by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism.[ ISBN:0815332181 ] | ||
| Also Known As | "macula adherens" ; "spot desmosome" | ||
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anchoring junction |__cell-cell junction |__desmosome |__extracellular core region of desmosome |__inner dense plaque of desmosome |__outer dense plaque of desmosome |
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| Is a | cell-cell junction | ||
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