Desmosomes are even stronger connections ... a combination of extracellular molecules on other cell surfaces. Gap junctions (yellow) are clusters of channels that form tunnels of aqueous ...

In particular, adaptor complexes bind adherens junctions to cytoskeletal actin, and other adaptor complexes bind desmosomes to intermediate ... can pass across it. Gap junctions are involved ...

At least three types of junctions are known: tight junctions, adherens junctions, and desmosomes. Previous studies have shown that adherens junctions and desmosomes play critical roles in ...