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| Lipids with carbohydrate heads. Responsible for various things such as A, B, and O blood type markers. |
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| Work to protect cells by labeling them as "self" and "nonself" cells so the immune system comprehends. |
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| Long lasting or permanent connections between cells. |
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| Connects the plasma membranes of adjacent cells in a sheet. Acts as a wall within the organ, keeping molecules on one side or the other. Holds cells together such that materials pass through but not between the cells. |
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| Anchoring Junctions- Desmosome |
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| Intermediate filaments of cytoskeleton linked to adjoining cells through cadherins. They act as anchoring junctions binding cells together. |
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| Anchoring Junctions- Adherens Junction |
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| Transmembrane fibrous proteins. Act as anchoring junction that connects extracellular matrix to cytoskeleton. |
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| Communicating Junction (Gap Junction) |
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| Six transmembrane connexon proteins creating a pore that connects cells. It allows the passage of small molecules from cell to cell in a tissue. Occurs in cardiac muscle. |
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| Communicating Junction (Plasmodesmata) |
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| Cytoplasmic connections between gaps in adjoining plant cell walls. Communicating junction between plant cells. Allow small molecules and ions to pass between cells. |
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