ZONULA ADHEREN
\zˈɒnjʊləɹ ɐdhˈi͡əɹən], \zˈɒnjʊləɹ ɐdhˈiəɹən], \z_ˈɒ_n_j_ʊ_l_ə_ɹ ɐ_d_h_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_n]\
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Anchoring points where the CYTOSKELETON of neighboring cells are connected to each other. They are composed of specialized areas of the plasma membrane where bundles of MICROFILAMENTS attach to the membrane through the transmembrane linkers, CADHERINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to cadherins in the neighboring cell membranes. In sheets of cells, they form into adhesion belts (zonula adherens) that go all the way around a cell.
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