Category:GO:0043296 ! apical junction complex

name: apical junction complex
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A functional unit located near the cell apex at the points of contact between epithelial cells, which in vertebrates is composed of the tight junction, the zonula adherens, and desmosomes and in some invertebrates, such as Drosophila, is composed of the subapical complex (SAC), the zonula adherens and the septate junction. Functions in the regulation of cell polarity, tissue integrity and intercellular adhesion and permeability." [GOC:go_curators, GOC:kmv, PMID:12525486, PMID:15196556]
synonym: "apical cell junction complex" EXACT [GOC:mah]
is_a: GO:0005911 ! cell-cell junction
relationship:part_of: GO:0016327 ! apicolateral plasma membrane

AmiGO

Child Terms

This term has the following 4 child terms, out of 4 total.

• [+] GO:0005915 ! zonula adherens (1)
• [+] GO:0005918 ! septate junction (2)
• [  ] GO:0005923 ! tight junction
• [  ] GO:0035003 ! subapical complex

Pages in category "GO:0043296 ! apical junction complex"

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