Term Information

Accession
GO:0044286
Name
peg and socket contact
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
ball and socket contact
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A cell-cell contact zone that consists of membrane invaginations extending from either cell, which contain tight-, gap-, and adherens junctions. Peg and socket contacts form between endothelial cells and pericytes, and between lens fiber cells. Source: GOC:tfm, NIF_Subcellular:sao1943947957, PMID:12883993, PMID:17591898, PMID:16166562
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0044286 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of peg and socket contact (GO:0044286)
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peg and socket contact [is_a relation] is_a  cell-cell contact zone (GO:0044291)

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NIF_Subcellular
sao1943947957