BLG 411 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Connexin, Connexon, Active Transport
18 Apr 2018
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Cell junctions, cell adhesion, and the extracellular matrix cell bio study notes:; Introduction to cell junctions, adhesion, and extracellular matrix: Extracellular matrix is a template for tissue building. Cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix adhesion essential to build multi-cellular organisms. Cell-cell and cell-ecm junctions require transmembrane proteins and links to the cytoskeleton. There are various types of cell-cell and cell-ecm junctions. Importance of cell junctions, adhesion, and extracellular matrix: Cell adhesion is basically how cells stick together, to organs, and to the ecm. Cells are constantly being lost and rebuilt. Cell cohesion affects seemingly static processes like cell and tissue shape and arrangement. Cell adhesion is responsible for effecting dynamic processes like: Creating pathways for cells to communicate and exchange. General role of cell junctions, adhesion and the ecm: building tissues: Classes of cell junctions and their functions i: Classes of cell junctions and their functions ii:
