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CIL:11193
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell junction organization
Cellular Component
occluding junction
Occluding junctions in Sertoli cells of ram and rat testis. Multiple focal sites of membrane fusion are indicated by arrows in each panel. Underlying these sites, associated bundles of filaments and...
CIL:11201
NCBI Organism Classification
Siphonaptera
Biological Process
cell-cell junction organization
Cellular Component
septate junction
Epithelia of invertebrates contain zona continua and septate junctions not found in mammals. Left, zonula continua from gut epithelium of a flea; right, septate junction from the midgut epithelium of...
CIL:11204
NCBI Organism Classification
Siphonaptera
Biological Process
cell-cell junction organization
Cellular Component
cell-cell junction
Freeze-fracture preparation of a continuous junction on the lateral surface of epithelial cells from the gut of a flea. Meandering ridges appear to be on the P-face of the replica. Figure 80, by Susu...
CIL:11211
NCBI Organism Classification
Opsanus tau
Biological Process
cell adhesion
Cellular Component
desmosome
Upper: capillary endothelial cell junction in the rete mirabile of the gas bladder of the toadfish Opsanus tau shows dense intracelluular plaques and the central dense line in the intercellular space,...
CIL:11199
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell-cell adhesion
Cellular Component
zonula adherens
These examples of ependymal epithelium from the rat brain represent epithelia that lack zonulae occludentes. Further, there appears to be no consistent order to the junctional specializations that are...
CIL:11237
NCBI Organism Classification
Macaca mulatta
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Representative examples of gap junctions from vertebrates (ciliary epithelium from the eye of a Macaca mulatta, upper) and invertebrates (inverted gap junctions from cells of the mid-gut of the horses...
CIL:11225
NCBI Organism Classification
none specified
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Replica of a freeze-fractured gap junction presents the inner half-membrane on one of the cells (P-face, lower half of the micrograph) and the the outer half-membrane of the other cells (E-face, upper...
CIL:11196
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell-cell junction organization
Cellular Component
occluding junction
Upper panel shows a typical zonula occludens of rat intestinal epithelium, prepared using freeze fracture techniques. A network of intersecting strands on the P-face, and a complementary pattern of g...
CIL:11197
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell-cell adhesion
Cellular Component
occluding junction
A freeze fracture replica of a Sertoli cell junction from rat testis shows more than 50 rows of particles along the E-face. Image from Gilula, Fawcett and Aoki, Dev. Biol. 50: 142-168 (1976), reprint...
CIL:11202
NCBI Organism Classification
Rhodnius prolixus
Biological Process
cell-cell junction organization
Cellular Component
cell-cell junction
Freeze-fracture images of continuous junctions along epithelial cells from the midgut of Rhodnius prolixus. Figures 78 (upper) and 79 (lower) by Nancy Lane, from Chapter 3 (Junctional Specializations...
CIL:11206
NCBI Organism Classification
Periplaneta americana
Biological Process
cell-cell junction organization
Cellular Component
septate junction
Figures 81 (upper) and 82 (lower) from Chapter 3 (Junctional Specializations) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Septate junctions (upper, rectum; lower, testis) in the cockroach Periplane...
CIL:11180
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
maintenance of apical/basal cell polarity
Cellular Component
apical junction complex
Electron micrograph of the junctional complex of intestinal epithelial cells of the rat shows the apical-most zonula occludens (tight junction), the zonula adherens (medium junction) and the macula ad...
CIL:11183
NCBI Organism Classification
Xenopus laevis
Biological Process
cell junction organization
Cellular Component
tight junction
Freeze fracture replica of zonula occludens junctions from the small intestine of a Xenopus laevis tadpole. The occluding junction appears as a meshwork of ridges on the P-face or a corresponding pa...
CIL:11192
NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
Biological Process
cell junction organization
Cellular Component
tight junction
Sertoli-Sertoli occluding junctions from guinea pig testis. Figures 67 (left) and 68 (right) from Chapter 3 (Junctional Specializations) of 'The Cell, 2nd Ed.' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. A PDF copy of t...
CIL:11214
NCBI Organism Classification
Aphrodita aculeata
Biological Process
cell adhesion
Cellular Component
desmosome
Glial cells in the nerve cord of the annelid worm, Aphrodita aculeata are rich in 10 nm filaments, and desmosomes are abundant. Figure 89 from Chapter 3 (Junctional Specializations) of 'The Cell, 2nd ...
CIL:11235
NCBI Organism Classification
none specified
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Upper: a gap junction on the boundary between two hepatic cells shows a typical narrow and straight interface. Lower: in some preparations, gap junctions appear curved, and project into one of the ce...
CIL:11213
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell adhesion
Cellular Component
desmosome
Stratified squamous epithelium from the esophagus of the rat. Keratin filaments (tonofilaments, arrows) are sparse, and desmosomes are few (see inset), in the basal cell layer of this tissue. Figures...
CIL:11243
NCBI Organism Classification
Felis catus
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Papillary muscle from cat heart shows a step-like end-to-end junction of two cardiac muscle cells. The longitudinally oriented lateral cell boundaries are straight and exhibit extensive gap junctions...
CIL:11245
NCBI Organism Classification
Felis catus
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Gap junctions in papillary muscle from cat heart. These communicating junctions are responsible for the spreading wave of depolarization through the myocardium. Desmosomes can also be found on the l...
CIL:11221
NCBI Organism Classification
Carassius auratus
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Typical organization of gap junctions as seen in thin sections (upper) and replicas of freeze-fractured cell membranes (middle and lower). Upper, gap junction from the saccular macula of a goldfish; ...
CIL:11226
NCBI Organism Classification
Mus musculus
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Gap junctions isolated from mouse liver and negatively stained with uranyl formate. At higher magnification, the 8-9 nm particles, or connexons, have a central 1.5-2 nm electron dense pore. Images b...
CIL:11215
NCBI Organism Classification
Mus musculus
Biological Process
cell adhesion
Cellular Component
desmosome
Images of desmosomes from conventional EM and freeze fracture preparations show transmembrane filaments that link two hemidesmosomes. Upper: section of a cell boundary in the ciliary epithelium of th...
CIL:11209
NCBI Organism Classification
Phodopus
Biological Process
cell adhesion
Cellular Component
desmosome
Upper panel, adjoining portions of two cells in the stratum spinosum of hamster cheek pouch epithelium shows desmosome junctions between two cells. Lower, a portion of the basal surface of a cell in ...
CIL:11182
NCBI Organism Classification
Bufo
Biological Process
cell junction organization
Cellular Component
tight junction
Freeze fracture replicas of zonula occludens junctions from the large intestine of a tadpole (upper) and intestine of a post-metamorphic toad (lower). The occluding junction appears as a meshwork of...
CIL:11230
NCBI Organism Classification
Rattus
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Gap junctions from a granulosa cell of a rat ovarian follicle. Variability in size of the gap junctions is likely an artifact of the freeze fracture preparation. Figure 99 from Chapter 3 (Junctional ...
CIL:11232
NCBI Organism Classification
none specified
Biological Process
cell communication
Cellular Component
gap junction
Gap junctions in ciliary epithelium under conditions of oxygenation (upper) and anoxia (lower), in tissue prepared by ultrarapid freezing using liquid helium. Under oxygenated conditions, the connexo...