FOCAL CONTACTS
\fˈə͡ʊkə͡l kˈɒntakts], \fˈəʊkəl kˈɒntakts], \f_ˈəʊ_k_əl k_ˈɒ_n_t_a_k_t_s]\
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An anchoring junction of the cell to a non-cellular substrate. It is composed of a specialized area of the plasma membrane where bundles of MICROFILAMENTS terminate and attach to the transmembrane linkers, INTEGRINS, which in turn attach through their extracellular domains to EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS.
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Quinones
- Hydrocarbon rings which contain two moieties position. They can be substituted in any position except at the ketone groups.