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Describe the function of adhering junction?

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Adherens junctions are protein complexes which occur at cell to cell junctions in epithelial and endothelial cells. They are thought to setve as a bridge connecting actin cytoskeleton of neighbouring cells by direct connections. They may also serve as a regulatory module to maintain an actin contractile ring around the cells.

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