| Term: | DEL adherens junction |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | DEL |
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| Synonyms: | deep cell layer, DEL cells |
| Definition: | A multilayer of deep cells of fairly uniform thickness that forms during early epiboly (at dome stage; upon conversion of the blastodisc to the blastoderm); during gastrulation the DEL (deep cell layer) gives rise to the epiblast and hypoblast. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000711] |
| Name: | adherens junction |
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| Synonyms: | cell-cell adherens junction |
| Definition: | A cell-cell junction composed of the epithelial cadherin-catenin complex. The epithelial cadherins, or E-cadherins, of each interacting cell extend through the plasma membrane into the extracellular space and bind to each other. The E-cadherins bind to catenins on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane, where the E-cadherin-catenin complex binds to cytoskeletal components and regulatory and signaling molecules. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005912] QuickGO AmiGO |