An occluding cell-cell junction that is composed of a branching network of sealing strands that completely encircles the apical end of each cell in an epithelial sheet; the outer leaflets of the two interacting plasma membranes are seen to be tightly apposed where sealing strands are present. Each sealing strand is composed of a long row of transmembrane adhesion proteins embedded in each of the two interacting plasma membranes
Synonyms
1. zonula occludens
References
1.GOC: mah 2.ISBN0815332181 3.NIF Subcellular: sao1939999134 4.Wikipedia: Tight junction
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