Cell Component
fascia adherens
Definitions related to fascia adherens:
  • A cell-cell junction that contains the transmembrane protein N-cadherin, which interacts with identical molecules from neighbouring cells to form a tight mechanical intercellular link; forms a large portion of the intercalated disc, the structure at which myofibrils terminate in cardiomyocytes.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Fascia adherens, similar to a zonula adherens, is a half Z line found in the cardiac muscle as one of the three intercalated disks. They anchor actin filaments from terminal sarcomeres and transmit contractile force between myocytes. (NCI)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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