Body Space or Junction
cell-cell junction
Subclass of:
Cell Membrane Structures
Definitions related to intercellular junctions:
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(cell junction) A cellular component that forms a specialized region of connection between two or more cells, or between a cell and the extracellular matrix, or between two membrane-bound components of a cell, such as flagella.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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(cell junction) Cell junction is the specialized focal contact between cell-cell or cell-matrix in all tissues. Cell junctions have various functions either communication, anchoring or organization. There are specific protein associated with subtype of cell junctions and most of the junctions are too small to be resolved by light microscope.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(cell-cell junction) A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells in a multicellular organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects.Gene Ontology DictionaryGene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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Direct contact of a cell with a neighboring cell. Most such junctions are too small to be resolved by light microscopy, but they can be visualized by conventional or freeze-fracture electron microscopy, both of which show that the interacting CELL MEMBRANE and often the underlying CYTOPLASM and the intervening EXTRACELLULAR SPACE are highly specialized in these regions. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p792)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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