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Anchoring junctions
Stabilize epithelial tissues
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Anchoring junctions
Common on lateral and basal surfaces
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Anchoring junctions
Provide strong and flexible connections
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Desmosome
Occur in patches on cell membranes
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Desmosome
Intermediate filament (keratin)
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Hemidesmosome
Link cells to extracellular matrix
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Hemidesmosome
Integrins
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Hemidesmosome
Basal lamina
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Adherens
Presence of contractile protein actin
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Adherens
Can connect isolated patches
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Adherens
Forms a belt-like structure inside the cell
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Adherens
Influence shape and folding of epithelial tissue
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Adherens
Actin filament
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Tight junction
Strands of transmembrane proteins
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Gap junction
Gap between cells
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Gap junction
Connexons (composed of connexins)
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Tight junction
Separates the cells into apical and basal compartments
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Tight junction
No extracellular space between them
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Tight junction
Movement of substances through the extracellular space is blocked
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Tight junction
Acts as selective barriers
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Gap junction
Forms an intercellular passageway between the membranes of adjacent cells
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Gap junction
Facilitate the movement of small molecules and ions between the cytoplasm of adjacent cells
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Gap junction
Allow electrical and metabolic coupling of adjacent cells
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Gap junction
Coordinates function in large groups of cells