Desmosome Junctions

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Desmosome Junctions have

  • lateral wall

  • Have “plaque” just like adherens junctions

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Desmosome junctions function

Resists shearing forces

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___ spans from one desmosome to another on the other side of the cell

Keratin - structural integrity

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Example: they bind to muscle cells are most common in ___ to prevent pulling apart

  • skin epithelium

  • cardiac cells in heart

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desmosome junction proteins

  • Cadherin

  • Desmoplakin