How Does an Adherens Junction Differ from a Desmosome

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Multiple Choice

How does an adherens junction differ from a desmosome?

• A)An adherens junction connects a cell to neighboring cells, and a desmosome connects a cell to the extracellular matrix.
• B)An adherens junction connects cells using adherin proteins, and a desmosome connects cells using cadherin proteins.
• C)Whereas both adherens junctions and desmosomes connect cells by using cadherin proteins, only an adherens junction connects to the cytoskeleton.
• D)Whereas both adherens junctions and desmosomes connect cells by using cadherin proteins, adherens junctions connect to microfilaments in the cytoplasm and desmosomes connect to intermediate filaments.
• E)These two types of junctions only differ in their bandlike versus button-like architecture in the plasma membrane.

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