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Cell junctions are best observed in

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Epithelial cells

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What are the types of cell junctions?

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  1. ) Tight junctions
  2. ) Zonula adherens (belt desmosomes)
  3. ) Macular adherens (spot desmosomes)
  4. ) Hemidesmosome
  5. ) Gap (communicating) junctions
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Define cell polarityand control the passage of substances between adjacent cells

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Tight junctions

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Have a distribution like a ribbon internally bracing the cells and are associated with actin filaments

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Tight junctions

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An anchorage junction that has a beltlike distribution and is associated with actin filaments

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Zonula adherens (belt desmosome)

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An anchorage junction with a spotlike distribution and is associated with intermediate filaments

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Macula Adherens (spot desmosomes)

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Link the basal domain of an epithelial cell to the basal lamina. Intermediate filaments are associated with a plaque

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Hemidesmosome

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Connect functionally two adjacent cells.

-Formed by connexons

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Gap junction

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Channel-like structures that enable the passage of small molecules

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Connexons

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Gap junctions are not associated with

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Cytoskeletal components

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What are the two cell-cell anchorage junctions?

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Belt desmosomes and spot desmosomes

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What are the cell matrix junctions?

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Hemidesmosomes and focal adhesions

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The transmembrane proteins for the cell-cell anchor junctions (belt and spot desmosomes) are?

Cytoskeletal?

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1.) Cadherins

Actin (belt) 
Intermediate filaments (spot)
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Which two proteins make up tight junctions?

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Occludins and Claudins

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Encircle the entire cell like a belt

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Tight junctions

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The apical domain of a cell faces the

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Lumen

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Tight junctions are composed of “sealing strands” where the two membranes are tightly linked together by lines of

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Transmembrane proteins

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Mediate the adhesion at tight junctions

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Occludins and Claudins

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Occludins and claudins are linked to the actin cytoskeleton through adaptor proteins like

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ZO-1

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Also encircle the entire cell an are positioned right underneath the tight junctions

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Belt desmosomes

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Transmembrane proteins that mediate adhesion at the belt desmosomes

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Cadherins

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In order to function, cadherins need

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Calcium

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Cadherins are linked to the actin cytoskeleton by

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Catenins

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Catenins are made up of

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α, β, and ƴ/plakoglobin

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Binds to cadherin and ƴ-catenin/plakoglobin
β-catenin
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Binds directly to actin
α-catenin
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The main proteins holding epithelial cells together in a sheet
Cadherins
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Important for cell-cell adhesion in the epithelia
E-cadherin
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Contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during cancer progression
Loss of E-cadherin
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E-caherin engagement is needed for
Tight junction formation
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Spot-like cell-cell junctions
Spot Desmosomes
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Cadherin family proteins that mediate the adhesion at spot desmosomes
Desmocollins and desmogleins
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Spot desmosomes are linked to which cytoskeletal component?
Intermediate filaments
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Transmembrane proteins that have an α subunit and a β subunit. -interact with extracellular matrix proteins on the RGD peptide sequence
Integrins
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Integrins are present in actin-linked cell-matrix adhesion sites called
Focal adhesions
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Mediate the interactions between the cells and the basement membrane
Hemidesmosomes
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Mediates the interaction between hemidesmosomes and the basement membrane
Integrin α6β4
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Hemidesmosomes are linked to which cytoskeletal component
Intermediate filaments
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Integrin mediated and are linked to the actin cytoskeleton. These adhesions are not visible under conventional EM, but can be visualized using immuno-EM.
Focal adhesions/focal contacts
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Focal adhesions/focal contacts are important for many cellular processes including
Cell migration
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Serve to coordinate cellular responses
Gap junctions
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Formed by connexon channels, which allow small molecules like Ca2+ and cAMP to pass from cell to cell
Gap junctions
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Connexons are formed by six connexin proteins. Connexon on cell A interacts with connexon on cell B to form the
Hydrophilic chanel
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Connexon permeability is regulated by multiple factors including
pH, Voltage, Calcium, etc
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In gap junctions, there are two plasma membranes close together, similar to tight junctions. However, unlike tight junctions, gap junctions can be
Very extensive structures
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Small molecules can pass between cells through gap junctions. Gap junctions are abundant in
Cardiac, smooth muscle, and epithelial cells
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In connexon channels, high calcium concentration signals
Apoptosis
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Claudin 16 mutation causes an autosomal-recessive renal disorder, familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis. This affects
Tight Junctions
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P-cadherin mutation causes hypotriosis with juvenile macular dystrophy, characterized by early hair loss and progressive degeneration of the central retina. This affects
Belt desmosomes
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Autoimmune disease with antibodies against Desmoglein such as 1-blistering disease affects
Spot desmosomes
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Autoimmune disease with antibodies against BPAG1 such as 2-blistering disease affects
Hemidesmosomes
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Mutations in multiple different connexins causes defects in gap desmosomes that are assoicated with which clinical phenomenon?
Deafness
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There are different ways to get blistering diseases. Blistering diseases are caused by defects in either
Spot desmosomes or hemidesmosomes
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Will cause splitting (vesicles) within the epidermal cell layers
Spot desmosome defects
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Will cause splitting (vesicles) between the epidermis and the underlying basement membrane
Hemidesmosome defects
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Usually found during cell locomotion where dynamic cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesions are needed
Non-junctional adhesions
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Cell adhesion does not only happen at stable cell junctions. During cell locomotion, we also need
Dynamic adhesions
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Transmembrane proteins that bind oligosaccharides -calcium dependent
Selectins
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Selectins are expressed on the surfaceof
Lymphocytes (L-selectin), endothelial cells (E-selectin), and platelets (P-selectin)
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The extracellular segment of cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) are folded into 2-6 immunoglobin-like domains. As a result, CAMs belong to the
Immunoglobin (Ig) Superfamily
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Immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecules (IgCAMs) have Ig-like domains on the
Extracellular side
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IgCAMS are NOT dependent on
Calcium
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Play important roles in T cell interactions and binding of leukocytes to activated or resting endothelial cells
ICAM and VCAM
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Slow down and start rolling on the endothelial cell surface through loose adhesion with selectins on the endothelial cell surface
Leukocytes
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During rolling, integrins on the leukocytes are activated to bind to
ICAM and VCAM on endothelial surface
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These stronger adhesive interactions lead to the arrest of leukocytes on the endothelial cell surface, and the subsequent integrin-mediated migration of leukocytes through the wall of the blood vessel, in between the
Endothelial cells
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The lymphocyte-endothelial cell interaction requires which two types of cell adhesion proteins?
Selectins and Integrins
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High Endothelial Venules (HEVs) in the deep cortex and medulla of lymph nodes allow for the transition of lymphocytes from the blood stream to
Lymph Tissue

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