Chapter 19

Cell Junctions, Cell Adhesion, and

the Extracellular Matrix
Two main ways in which animal cells are bound together
Four functional classes of cell junctions in animal tissues
A summary of the various cell junctions found in a vertebrate
epithelial cell, classified according to their primary functions
Transmembrane adhesion proteins link the cytoskeleton to extracellular structures
Cadherins mediate Ca2+-dependent cell-cell adhesion in all animals
Cadherins mediate homophilic adhesion