The side surfaces of epithelial cells are tightly linked to those of ... and other adaptor complexes bind desmosomes to intermediate filaments. Both of these types of junctional complexes provide ...

Previous studies have shown that adherens junctions and desmosomes play critical roles ... the research group succeeded in generating an epithelial cell line that specifically and completely ...

Our study sheds light on a newfound role of IP3 receptors in desmosomes, the latter of which was previously thought to be ...

Pemphigus is an autoimmune bullous disease, in which autoantibodies react with the cell–cell adhesion structures, desmosomes ... while mucosal epithelial damage is more severe owing to a ...