These connective structures, called adherens junctions, play important roles in tissue development and renewal, but remain poorly understood, said Sergey Troyanovsky, Ph.D., professor of Dermatology, ...

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Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

This function relies to a large extent on the presence of "adherens" and "tight junctions," veritable protein locks linking neighboring cells and ensuring tissue tightness. Tight junctions ...