Adherens Junction
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Adherens Junction proteins
Plaque layer of proteins on the inside of the cell to join actin to cadherins
Cadherins
Catenins (links the Cadherins to Actin)
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Adherens Junction have…
“Belt desmosome” or “adhesion belts” (zonuals adherens) in some epithelial cells
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More ___ located than tight junctions
Basal
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Adherens Junctions function
prevent cell separation from tension forces like in contractions
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Other cells are less continuous and are called…
adhesion plaques
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