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Term Name | cell junction |
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Term Accession | GO:0030054 |
Aspect | cellular_component |
Synonyms (0) | None. |
Definition | A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix. At a cell junction, anchoring proteins extend through the plasma membrane to link cytoskeletal proteins in one cell to cytoskeletal proteins in neighboring cells or to proteins in the extracellular matrix. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
ISBN: | 0198506732 |
GOC: | mah |
URL: | http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks/cmb/cells/pmemb/junctions_a.html |
Wikipedia: | Cell_junction |