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Unlike adherens junctions, these structures are formed via the linking of nonclassical cadherins. For 10 points each,
[10h] Name these anchoring junctions found in cells formed by the connection of intermediate filaments.
ANSWER: desmosomes
[10m] E-cadherin, or the classical cadherin, is commonly found in this tissue, where cells are typically anchored to a basement membrane. This tissue comes in squamous, columnar, and cuboidal types.
ANSWER: epithelium [accept epithelial tissue; accept squamous epithelium, columnar epithelium, or cuboidal epithelium]
[10e] Removal of E-cadherin can cause the epithelial-mesenchymal transition to ignite metastasis, a process where one of these cells spreads.
ANSWER: cancer cells [accept tumor cell]
<Rohan Ganeshan, Science - Biology> | VAULT II Packet 02

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