Question
____ bind adjacent cells by anchoring to their cytoskeletons.
Answer
Desmosomes bind adjacent cells by anchoring to their cytoskeletons.
Note: Desmosomes are formed by interactions between transmembrane proteins associated with intermediate filaments inside adjacent cells, as shown in Figure 8.7.
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