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desmosome

type of cell-cell junction
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desmosome
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desmosome

Summary

desmosome is a cellular component[1]. desmosome draws 2,566 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #72 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • desmosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • desmosome is a type of cell-cell junction[4].
  • desmosome's Commons category is recorded as Desmosomes[5].
  • desmosome's topic's main category is recorded as Q141571180[6].
  • desmosome's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Desmosoma'}[7].
  • desmosome's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Macula adhaerens'}[8].
  • desmosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0030057[9].

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Definition and Type

desmosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. desmosome is a type of cell-cell junction[4].

Why It Matters

desmosome draws 2,566 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #72 of 301).[2] desmosome has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] desmosome is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ske · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → cell-cell junction
    Instance of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'f
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q141571180]]"
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