Consider Two Cells Attached to Each Other Via Adherens Junctions

question 12

Multiple Choice

Consider two cells attached to each other via adherens junctions. The forces generated by the actin cytoskeleton in one cell …

• A) are dependent on myosin activity.
• B) are normally balanced by similar forces in the neighboring cell.
• C) can strengthen the adherens junction by unfolding catenin proteins.
• D) All of the above.

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