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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
adherens junction assembly +   
apical junction assembly +   
desmosome assembly  
filtration diaphragm assembly +   
gap junction assembly +   
paranodal junction assembly  
tight junction assembly +   
A cellular process that results in the aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a tight junction. A tight junction seals cells together in an epithelium in a way that prevents even small molecules from leaking from one side of the sheet to the other.
tight junction disassembly +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: occluding cell junction assembly ;   occluding junction assembly
Definition Sources: GOC:rl

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