Hemidesmosomes

Adhesion type- Cell-matrix

Cytoskeletal attachment- Intermediate filaments

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Gap junctions permit the passage of molecules as large as 1.2 nm in diameter (molecules smaller than 1200 Da).

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Ions, low-MW precursors of cellular macromolecules, products of intermediary metabolism, & small intracellular signaling molecules can pass from cell to cell through gap junctions.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Cell-adhesion molecules (CAMs) mediate direct cell-cell adhesions.

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Adhesion receptors mediate cell-matrix adhesions.

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Homophilic Binding 

A CAM on one cell can directly bind to the same kind of CAM on an adjacent cell

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Homophilic Binding 

A CAM on one cell can directly bind to the same kind of CAM on an adjacent cell