Term: | hepatic duct 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: | hepatic duct |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A duct that carries bile from the liver to the intestine. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001100] |
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 |