fascia adherens

id: GO:0005916
name: fascia adherens
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A cell-cell junction that contains the transmembrane protein N-cadherin, which interacts with identical molecules from neighboring cells to form a tight mechanical intercellular link; forms a large portion of the intercalated disc, the structure at which myofibrils terminate in cardiomyocytes.

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