ADHERENS JUNCTION
\ɐdhˈi͡əɹənz d͡ʒˈʌŋkʃən], \ɐdhˈiəɹənz dʒˈʌŋkʃən], \ɐ_d_h_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_n_z dʒ_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Anchoring points where the CYTOSKELETON of neighboring cells are connected to each other. They are composed of specialized areas of the plasma membrane where bundles of MICROFILAMENTS attach to the membrane through the transmembrane linkers, CADHERINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to cadherins in the neighboring cell membranes. In sheets of cells, they form into adhesion belts (zonula adherens) that go all the way around a cell.
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.