Term Name: | desmosome assembly |
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Definition: | A cellular process that results in the aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a desmosome. A desmosome is a patch-like intercellular junction found in vertebrate tissues, consisting of parallel zones of two cell membranes, separated by an space of 25-35 nm, and having dense fibrillar plaques in the subjacent cytoplasm. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0002159] QuickGO AmiGO |