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- noun biology A
structural unit that functions in theadhesion ofcells to formtissue
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Examples
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LEKTI deficiency causes abnormal desmosome cleavage in the upper granular layer through degradation of desmoglein 1.
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In chondrocytes, separated oval and polygonal cells connected only in a narrow spotty area through a small desmosome.
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All ARVC tissue samples showed sharply lower immunoreactivity for plakoglobin, a protein constituent of the cell-surface desmosome structures central to myocyte adhesion, compared with the control samples.
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Savagner P, Yamada KM, Thiery JP (1997) The zinc-finger protein slug causes desmosome dissociation, an initial and necessary step for growth factor-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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Savagner P, Yamada KM, Thiery JP (1997) The zinc-finger protein slug causes desmosome dissociation, an initial and necessary step for growth factor-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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Savagner P, Yamada KM, Thiery JP (1997) The zinc-finger protein slug causes desmosome dissociation, an initial and necessary step for growth factor-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition.
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