From the well known Gap junctions (small channels between cells) to the lesser known desmosomes (anchor points of contact ... adherens, tight junctions, focal contact, and gap junctions, the ...

Tight junctions (blue dots) between cells are connected areas of the plasma membrane that stitch cells together. Adherens junctions (red dots) join the actin filaments of neighboring cells together.

The adhesive transmembrane proteins anchoring ... junctions. Tight junctions form a seal between cells that is so strong that not even ions can pass across it. Gap junctions are involved in ...

The barrier consists of tight junctions between cells lining blood vessels to keep harmful ... Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new method that ...

Anchored Protein Kinase-A (PKA) bound to A-Kinase Anchoring Protein (AKAP ... in cAMP–PKA signaling to distinct extracellular stimuli. Gap junctions are pores between adjacent cells constituted by ...