id | GO:0043296   Detailed information |
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  name | apical junction complex |
  namespace | cellular_component |
  def | "A functional unit located near the cell apex at the points of contact between epithelial cells, which in vertebrates is composed of the tight junction, the zonula adherens, and desmosomes and in invertebrates is composed of the subapical complex (SAC), the zonula adherens and the septate junction. Functions in the regulation of cell polarity, tissue integrity and intercellular adhesion and permeability." [GOC:go_curators, PMID:12525486, PMID:15196556] |
  synonym | "apical cell junction complex" EXACT [GOC:mah] |
  is_a | GO:0005911 ! cell-cell junction |
  relationship | part_of GO:0016327 ! apicolateral plasma membrane |
  DPGLEAN02431
  DPGLEAN11551
  DPGLEAN13174