peg and socket contact
id: GO:0044286
name: peg and socket contact
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A cell-cell contact zone that consists of membrane invaginations extending from either cell, which contain tight-, gap-, and adherens junctions. Peg and socket contacts form between endothelial cells and pericytes, and between lens fiber cells.
Parent Functions
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GO:0044291 | cell-cell contact zone |