Focal Adhesions
Synonyms
Adherens Junction, Cell-Matrix
Adherens Junctions, Cell-Matrix
Adhesion Plaque
Adhesion Plaques
Adhesion, Focal
Adhesions, Focal
Cell Matrix Adherens Junctions
Cell-Matrix Adherens Junction
Cell-Matrix Adherens Junctions
Contact, Focal
Contacts, Focal
Focal Adhesion
Focal Contact
Focal Contacts
Junction, Cell-Matrix Adherens
Junctions, Cell-Matrix Adherens
Plaque, Adhesion
Plaques, Adhesion
An anchoring junction of the cell to a non-cellular substrate. It is composed of a specialized area of the plasma membrane where bundles of the ACTIN CYTOSKELETON terminate and attach to the transmembrane linkers, INTEGRINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS.
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