Desmosomes

A type of junction that attaches one cell to its neighbor. One of a number of differentiated regions which occur, for example, where the cytoplasmic membranes of adjacent epithelial cells are closely apposed. It consists of a circular region of each membrane together with associated intracellular microfilaments and an intercellular material which may include, for example, mucopolysaccharides. (From Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990; Singleton and Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)

Year introduced: 1972

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Tree Number(s): A11.284.149.165.420.297

MeSH Unique ID: D003896

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• Desmosome

Previous Indexing:

• Cell Membrane (1966-1971)

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Cells
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Cell Membrane
Cell Membrane Structures
Intercellular Junctions
Desmosomes