septate junction

id: GO:0005918
name: septate junction
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A cell-cell junction that forms a continuous band around each cell in an epithelium; within the septate junction the membranes of adjacent cells maintain a constant distance of approximately 15 nm; found in invertebrates.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0005919pleated septate junction
GO:0005920smooth septate junction

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0070160occluding junction