germline ring canal formation

Assembly of the cytoplasmic bridges between developing spermatogonial or oogonial cysts.

female germline ring canal formation

Assembly of the intercellular bridges that connect the germ-line cells of a female cyst.

male germline ring canal formation

Formation of the intercellular bridges that connect the germ-line cells of a male cyst.

chromatin lock complex

A chromatin silencing complex that binds and bridges separate nucleosomal histones resulting in heterochromatin assembly and chromatin looping.

collagen type XV trimer

A collagen homotrimer of alpha1(XV) chains; a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan often found in specialized basement membranes where it bridges between fibrils.

tapasin binding

Binding to tapasin, a member of the MHC class I loading complex which bridges the TAP peptide transporter to class I molecules.

flavin-dependent sulfhydryl oxidase activity

Catalysis of the reaction: [protein]-dithiol + O2 = [protein]-disulfide + H2O2 using FAD as a cofactor, leading to formation of disulfide bridges in proteins.

somatic ring canal

A stable intercellular bridge between somatic cells. Examples include the intercellular bridges between ovarian follicle cells in insects and between imaginal disc cells in insects.

axonemal central bridge

Part of the 9+2 axoneme, that occurs in most motile cilia, consisting of the two bridges which connect the central pair of single microtubules.

cell-cell junction

A cell junction that forms a connection between two or more cells of an organism; excludes direct cytoplasmic intercellular bridges, such as ring canals in insects.