Term Information

Accession
GO:0005911
Name
cell-cell junction
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
intercellular junction, cell-cell contact region, cell-cell contact zone
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells of an organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects. Source: PMID:28096264, GOC:bc, PMID:21422226, GOC:mah, GOC:aruk, GOC:dgh, GOC:hb
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0005911 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of cell-cell junction (GO:0005911)
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cell-cell junction [is_a relation] is_a  anchoring junction (GO:0070161)
Children of cell-cell junction (GO:0005911)
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apical ectoplasmic specialization (GO:0061831) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
tight junction (GO:0070160) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
desmosome (GO:0030057) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
mitochondrion-associated adherens complex (GO:0097423) [BFO:0000051 relation] BFO:0000051  cell-cell junction
gap junction (GO:0005921) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
adherens junction (GO:0005912) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
plasmodesma (GO:0009506) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
paranodal junction (GO:0033010) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
apical junction complex (GO:0043296) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
filtration diaphragm (GO:0036056) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
fascia adherens (GO:0005916) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
cell-cell contact zone (GO:0044291) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
basal ectoplasmic specialization (GO:0061832) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
intercellular canaliculus (GO:0046581) [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell junction
NIF_Subcellular
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