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.

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Tight junctions must be able to adapt to cell shape change and still be able to seal the gaps," explains Prof. Honigmann, chair of Biophysics and research group leader at the BIOTEC.