Cells and the mass of other cells clustered around them form long lasting or permanent connections with each other called cell junctions.Cells attach to one another using cell junctions.
Plasma membrane areas specialised to provide contact between cells
- Dense clusters of cell adhesion molecules on the outside
- linked to cytoskeleton on the inside
- through adaptor proteins
Cell Junctions TypesI. Based on localizationA.Between cellsB. Between cells and MatrixII. Based on FunctionA. Adhering junctions- Tight junctions
- Adherens junctions and desmosomes
- Hemidesmosomes
B. Communicating Junctions- Gap Junctions
Cell junctions and their functions
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Adherens junctions
cell junction
cell junction types
Cellular Communications
Desmosomes
Hemidesmosomes
Tight junctions