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Categories: Cell biology, Cell movement, Cell signaling
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focal adhesion  adhesion plaques  connecting hemi-adherens junction  focal adhesions  focal contact
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In cell biology, focal adhesions are large macromolecular assemblies through which mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted between the extracellular matrix and an interacting cell. Wikipedia
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In cell biology, focal adhesions are large macromolecular assemblies through which mechanical force and regulatory signals are transmitted between the extracellular matrix and an interacting cell. Wikipedia
A type of macromolecular assembly in cell biology Wikipedia Disambiguation
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 Wikidata