AmiGO 2: Term Details for "fascia adherens" (GO:0005916)

Accession: GO:0005916
Name: fascia adherens
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: 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. Source: GOC:mtg_muscle, GOC:bc, PMID:11732910, GOC:aruk
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0005916 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
Related: Link to all genes and gene products annotated to fascia adherens (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to fascia adherens (excluding "regulates").; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for fascia adherens (excluding "regulates").

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For more information, please see the ontology relation documentation.

subject	relation	object
fascia adherens	BFO:0000050	intercalated disc (GO:0014704)
fascia adherens	is_a	cell-cell junction (GO:0005911)

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