Abstract In 1972 the Fluid—Mosaic Membrane Model of membrane structure was proposed
based on thermodynamic principals of organization of membrane lipids and proteins and …

The cell–cell connections in adherens junctions (AJs) are mediated by transmembrane
receptors, type I cadherins (referred to here as cadherins). These cadherin-based …

Desmin is the primary intermediate filament (IF) of cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle. By
linking the contractile myofibrils to the sarcolemma and cellular organelles, desmin IF …

Telocytes (TCs) form a cardiac network of interstitial cells. Our previous studies have shown
that TCs are involved in heterocellular contacts with cardiomyocytes and cardiac …

The establishment and maintenance of epithelial cell-cell junctions is crucially important to
regulate adhesion, apico-basal polarity and motility of epithelial cells, and ultimately controls …

Cadherin-based adherens junctions (AJs) and desmosomes are crucial to couple
intercellular adhesion to the actin or intermediate filament cytoskeletons, respectively. As …

The development of adhesive connections between cells was critical for the evolution of
multicellularity and for organizing cells into complex organs with discrete compartments …

This study describes a novel type of interstitial (stromal) cell—telocytes (TCs)—in the human
and mouse respiratory tree (terminal and respiratory bronchioles, as well as alveolar ducts) …

The organization of metazoa is based on the formation of tissues and on tissue-typical
functions and these in turn are based on cell–cell connecting structures. In vertebrates, four …

Background In cardiac muscle, the intercalated disk (ID) at the longitudinal cell-edges of
cardiomyocytes provides as a macromolecular infrastructure that integrates mechanical and …