WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0043296

GO:0043296 Name: apical junction complex
  Definition: 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 some invertebrates, such as Drosophila, 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.
  Synonym: Exact: apical cell junction complex
      apical junction
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Component: GO:0005915
      GO:0005918
      GO:0005923
      GO:0035003
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0005911
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005911
        GO:0030054
        GO:0070161
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0005915
        GO:0005918
        GO:0005919
        GO:0005920
        GO:0005923
        GO:0035003
        GO:0044288
        GO:0044647
    Expr_pattern (11)
    Picture: WBPicture0000010701
      WBPicture0000013399
      WBPicture0000014814
    GO_annotation (14)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2023-11-15