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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Adherens Junctions
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Descriptor Spanish:
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uniones adherentes
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Junções Aderentes
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Synonyms English:
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Adherens Junction
Adherens, Zonula
Junction, Adherens
Junctions, Adherens
Zonula Adherens
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Tree Number:
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A11.284.149.165.420.020
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Definition English:
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Anchoring points where the CYTOSKELETON of neighboring cells are connected to each other. They are composed of specialized areas of the plasma membrane where bundles of the ACTIN CYTOSKELETON attach to the membrane through the transmembrane linkers, CADHERINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to cadherins in the neighboring cell membranes. In sheets of cells, they form into adhesion belts (zonula adherens) that go all the way around a cell. |
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History Note English:
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2001
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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35268
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Unique Identifier:
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D022005
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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