| id | GO:0005925 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | focal adhesion |
| namespace | cellular_component |
| alt_id | GO:0008357 |
| def | "Small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that forms a point of termination of actin filaments." [ISBN:0124325653, ISBN:0815316208] |
| synonym | "focal contact" EXACT [] |
| synonym | "hemi-adherens junction" RELATED [] |
| xref | Wikipedia:Focal_adhesion |
| is_a | GO:0005924 ! cell-substrate adherens junction |