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Cell-Matrix Interactions
Cell Adhesion in Anchoring Junctions
Description
Anchoring junctions are multiprotein complexes that help cells connect to other cells and to the extracellular matrix. They sit on the lateral and basal surfaces of cells. These junctions create strong, flexible links that help maintain tissue stability and integrity.
Focal adhesions often form w...
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Transcript
As células se conectam com o ECM e outras células por meio de diferentes complexos de adesão, chamados coletivamente de junções de ancoragem.
Nas células epiteliais, aderências focais e hemidesmossomos conectam filamentos de actina e filamentos intermediários a uma forma especializada de ECM chamada lâmina basal.
Os hemidesmossomos...
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