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A small junction assembled during the cellularization stage of insect embyrogenesis; spot adherens junctions later fuse to form the zonula adherens. An adherens junction which connects two cells to each other. A cell junction at which anchoring proteins (cadherins or integrins) extend through the plasma membrane and are attached to actin filaments. A cell junction that forms a connection between two cells; excludes direct cytoplasmic junctions such as ring canals.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: spot adherens junction
Acc: GO:0005914
Aspect: Cellular Component
Desc: A small junction assembled during the cellularization stage of insect embyrogenesis; spot adherens junctions later fuse to form the zonula adherens.
Synonyms:
  • punctum adherens
  • dense plaque
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0005914 - spot adherens junction (interactive image map)
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