WormBase Tree Display for GO_term: GO:0005912

GO:0005912 Name: adherens junction
  Definition: A cell-cell junction composed of the epithelial cadherin-catenin complex. The epithelial cadherins, or E-cadherins, of each interacting cell extend through the plasma membrane into the extracellular space and bind to each other. The E-cadherins bind to catenins on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane, where the E-cadherin-catenin complex binds to cytoskeletal components and regulatory and signaling molecules.
  Alt_id: GO:0005913
  Synonym: Exact: cell-cell adherens junction
  Status: Valid
  Type: Cellular_component
  Child: Instance: GO:0005914
      GO:0005915
    Component: GO:0097025
  Parent: Instance_of: GO:0005911
  Attributes_of: Index: Ancestor: GO:0005575
        GO:0005911
        GO:0030054
        GO:0070161
        GO:0110165
      Descendant: GO:0005914
        GO:0005915
        GO:0044288
        GO:0097025
    Expr_pattern (14)
    Picture (12)
    GO_annotation (74)
  Version: Gene Ontology releases/2025-03-16