Preferred Name |
desmosome |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
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. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0005500 |
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database_cross_reference |
GO:0030057 |
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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. |
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ends during | ||
has_obo_namespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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id |
XAO:0005500 |
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label |
desmosome |
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notation |
XAO:0005500 |
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prefLabel |
desmosome |
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starts during | ||
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