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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Adherens junctions

functions as a tension cable that can internally brace the cell and thereby control its shape

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Desmosomes

Adhesion type- Cell-cell

Cytoskeletal attachment- Intermediate filaments

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The key CAMs in desmosomes are the desmosomal cadherins, desmoglein and desmocollin

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Desmosomes

Function- Strength, durability, signaling

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

Hemidesmosomes

Adhesion type- Cell-matrix

Cytoskeletal attachment- Intermediate filaments

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#Unit 4. Cell Communication and Cell Signaling

The principal ECM adhesion receptor in epithelial hemidesmosomes is integrin α6β4.