| Term: | intestinal epithelium desmosome |
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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: | intestinal epithelium |
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| Synonyms: | intestine epithelium, villous epithelium |
| Definition: | Simple columnar epithelium that lines the intestine, sometimes pseudostratified, with absorptive brush-border cells and mucous goblet cells clearly visible. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005124] |
| Name: | desmosome |
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| Synonyms: | macula adherens, spot desmosome |
| Definition: | A cell-cell junction in which: on the cytoplasmic surface of each interacting plasma membrane is a dense plaque composed of a mixture of intracellular anchor proteins; a bundle of keratin intermediate filaments is attached to the surface of each plaque; transmembrane adhesion proteins of the cadherin family bind to the plaques and interact through their extracellular domains to hold the adjacent membranes together by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0030057] QuickGO AmiGO |