WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0030057

GO:0030057 Name: desmosome
  Definition: A cell-cell junction in which: on the cytoplasmic surface of each interacting plasma membrane is a dense plaque composed of a mixture of intracellular anchor proteins; a bundle of keratin intermediate filaments is attached to the surface of each plaque; transmembrane adhesion proteins of the cadherin family bind to the plaques and interact through their extracellular domains to hold the adjacent membranes together by a Ca2+-dependent mechanism.
  Synonym: Exact: macula adherens
      spot desmosome
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Component: GO:0090635
      GO:0090636
      GO:0090637
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0005911
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005911
        GO:0030054
        GO:0070161
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0090635
        GO:0090636
        GO:0090637
    Picture: WBPicture0000010634
      WBPicture0000011725
    GO_annotation: 00021138
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15