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| What is another name for zonula occludens? |
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| What is the purpose of tight junctions (zonula occludens)? |
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| Sealing (preventing material from being transmitted from cell to cell). |
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| What is the primary filament associated with tight junctions (zonula occludens)? |
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| What are the primary proteins that make a zonula occluden (tight junction)? |
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| Where are zonula occludens (tight junctions) found? |
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| The apical surface of cells. |
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| What protein is used as an intracellular connector in zonula occludens (tight junctions)? |
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| What is another name for zonula adherens? |
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| What is the primary cytoskeletal fiber used in zonula adherens (adherent junctions)? |
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| What are the proteins used as intracellular connectors in adherent junctions (zonula adherens)? |
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| alpha-actinin, catenins, vinculin. |
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| What is the purpose of the adherence junction (zonula adherens)? |
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| What is used as an intracellular ligand in zonula adherens (adherent junctions)? |
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| Where are zonula adherens (adherent junctions) found? |
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| Less apical than the zonula occludens (tight junctions). |
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