Desmosome cell junction, artwork
Desmosome cell junction. Computer artwork showing the structure of an adhesion junction, or desmosome. Desmosomes form the most common type of junction between epithelial cells, providing points of adhesion. They are molecular complexes of cell adhesion proteins (cadherin) and linking proteins (intermediate keratin filaments). For the labelled diagram see image: C008/9636.
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