Lysine acetylation 

ε-amino group of a specific lysine of α-tubulin

Microtubules are stabilized against breakage (centrioles, basal bodies, & primary cilia)

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Adherens junctions 

Adhesion type- Cell-cell

Principal CAMs- Cadherins

Cytoskeletal attachment- Actin filament

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Adherens junctions

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

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Desmosomes

Adhesion type- Cell-cell

Cytoskeletal attachment- Intermediate filaments

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

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Desmosomes

Function- Strength, durability, signaling

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Hemidesmosomes

Adhesion type- Cell-matrix

Cytoskeletal attachment- Intermediate filaments