id | GO:0030056   Detailed information |
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  name | hemidesmosome |
  namespace | cellular_component |
  def | "A cell-substrate junction that forms a point of contact between the basal surface of epithelial cells and the basal lamina. Morphologically resembles desmosomes; attached to intermediate filaments." [ISBN:0815316208] |
  synonym | "hemi-adherens junction" RELATED [http://www.wormatlas.org/glossaries/hglossary.htm#hemiadherensjunction] |
  xref | Wikipedia:Hemidesmosome |
  is_a | GO:0030055 ! cell-substrate junction |
  relationship | part_of GO:0009925 ! basal plasma membrane |
  DPGLEAN02879
  DPGLEAN14758