5 Parents
| Identifier | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GO:0030054 | cell junction | A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells or between a cell and the extracellular matrix. At a cell junction, anchoring proteins extend through the plasma membrane to link cytoskeletal proteins in one cell to cytoskeletal proteins in neighboring cells or to proteins in the extracellular matrix. |
| GO:0005575 | cellular_component | The part of a cell or its extracellular environment in which a gene product is located. A gene product may be located in one or more parts of a cell and its location may be as specific as a particular macromolecular complex, that is, a stable, persistent association of macromolecules that function together. |
| GO:0005911 | cell-cell junction | A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells in a multicellular organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic junctions such as ring canals. |
| GO:0070161 | anchoring junction | A cell junction that mechanically attaches a cell (and its cytoskeleton) to neighboring cells or to the extracellular matrix. |
| GO:0030057 | desmosome | A cell-cell junction in which: on the cytoplasmic surface of each interacting plasma membrane is a dense plaque composed of a mixture of intracellular anchor proteins; a bundle of keratin intermediate filaments is attached to the surface of each plaque; transmembrane adhesion proteins of the cadherin family bind to the plaques and interact through their extracellular domains to hold the adjacent membranes together by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism. |
7 Relations
| Relationship |
Parent Term . Identifier |
Child Term . Identifier |
|---|---|---|
| is_a | GO:0005911 | GO:0030057 |
| is_a | GO:0070161 | GO:0030057 |
| is_a | GO:0005575 | GO:0030057 |
| is_a | GO:0030054 | GO:0030057 |
| part of | GO:0030057 | GO:0090635 |
| part of | GO:0030057 | GO:0090636 |
| part of | GO:0030057 | GO:0090637 |
