A desmosome (Greek: desmos, band, soma, body), also known as macula adherens (plural: maculae adherentes) (Latin for adhering spot), is a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion. A type of junctional complex, they are localized spot-like adhesions randomly arranged on the lateral sides of plasma membranes. Desmosomes help to resist sh...
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(from the article `skin`) ...the basal layer, or stratum basale. Immediately peripheral to the basal layer is the spinous, or prickle-cell, layer—the stratum spinosum. Its ... ...or other mechanical stress, such as those of the surface epithelia of the skin, have junctions that adhere cells to one another and to the ... [2 relat...
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<cell biology> Specialised cell junction characteristic of epithelia into which intermediate filaments (tonofilaments of cytokeratin) are inserted. The gap between plasma membranes is of the order of 25-30nm and the intercellular space has a medial band of electron dense material. Desmosomes are particularly conspicuous in tissues such as ski...
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(dez´mo-sōm) a circular, dense body that forms the site of attachment between cells, especially the cells that make up the stratified epithelium of the epidermis. Desmosome.
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(= macula adherens junctions; spot desmosomes) Specialized cell junction characteristic of epithelia into which intermediate filaments (tonofilaments of cytokeratin) are inserted. The gap between plasma membranes is of the order of 25-30nm and the intercellular space has a medial band of electron dense material. Desmosomes are particularly conspicuous in tissues such as skin that have to withstand mechanical stress. See also Table D1 (proteins and glycoproteins of desmosomes).
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dez′mō-sōm Definitions: 1. A site of adhesion between two epithelial cells consisting, in each cell, of a dense attachment plaque with associated intermediate filaments and transmembrane proteins known as cadherins. Synonyms: bridge corpuscle, macula adherens
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A circular region of membrane cemented to an adjacent membrane by a molecular glue made of polysaccharides; found in tissues that undergo stretching.
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a plaquelike site on a cell surface that functions in maintaining cohesion with an adjacent cell.
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