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Synonyms for junction

the act or fact of coming together

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a point or position at which two or more things are joined

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Synonyms for junction

the state of being joined together

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the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

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an act of joining or adjoining things

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It is also found in adherent junctions, forming a complex with Ecadherin, a-catenin, and actin filaments of the cytoskeleton [1].
The Wnt/[beta]-catenin signaling pathway controls the inflammatory response in infections caused by pathogenic bacteria
(14,15) Vinculin is a functionally related protein of adherent junctions, structures by which cells make contacts with neighboring cells or to the extracellular matrix.
Altered cytoskeleton in smooth muscle of aganglionic bowel
The Krt6 gene is frequently induced in wound edges in which cell-cell contacts, such as adherent junctions, are lost [13], and E6 PDZ-binding motif binds and degrades scaffold proteins that participate in adherent junctions formation [14,15].
The PDZ-Binding Motif of HPV16-E6 Oncoprotein Modulates the Keratinization and Sternness Transcriptional Profile In Vivo
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