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Intercellular Junctions

Known as: Cell junction, Intercellular junction, Junctions, Cell 
A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix. At a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

Anatomical junctionMitochondrion-associated adherens complex location

Narrower (5)

Anchoring cell junctionGap JunctionsMyotendinous junctionSynapses

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Review
2002
Review
2002
Molecular complexity of vertebrate tight junctions (Review)
Separation of distinct body, organ and tissue compartments, and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity require tight junctions… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Two-dimensional manipulation of differentiated Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell sheets: the noninvasive harvest from temperature-responsive culture dishes and transfer to other surfaces.
A renal epithelial cell line, Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells, adheres, spreads, and proliferates to confluency on our… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Temperature-responsive culture dishes allow nonenzymatic harvest of differentiated Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell sheets.
We have developed a temperature-responsive culture dish grafted with a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PIPAAm). Various types of… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Crystal structure of the hCASK PDZ domain reveals the structural basis of class II PDZ domain target recognition
PDZ domain containing proteins assist formation of cell–cell junctions and localization of membrane protein receptors and ion… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Coexpression of both types of desmosomal cadherin and plakoglobin confers strong intercellular adhesion.
Desmosomes are unique intercellular junctions in that they invariably contain two types of transmembrane cadherin molecule… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Transmembrane molecular assemblies regulated by the greater cadherin family.
Review
1990
Review
1990
Spectrin: a structural mediator between diverse plasma membrane proteins and the cytoplasm.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A-CAM: a 135-kD receptor of intercellular adherens junctions. II. Antibody-mediated modulation of junction formation
Intercellular adherens junctions between cultured lens epithelial cells are highly Ca2+-dependent and are readily dissociated… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Human trabecular cells. II. Growth pattern and ultrastructural characteristics.
The morphologic features of third-passage human trabecular cells were examined in multiple experiments by light and electron… 
Review
1971
Review
1971
Comparative ultrastructure of cellular junctions in working myocardium and the conduction system under normal and pathologic conditions.
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