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adherens junction disassembly  
desmosome assembly  
desmosome disassembly  
The controlled breakdown of a desmosome. A desmosome is a patch-like intercellular junction found in vertebrate tissues, consisting of parallel zones of two cell membranes, separated by an space of 25-35 nm, and having dense fibrillar plaques in the subjacent cytoplasm.
desmosome maintenance  
tight junction disassembly +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: desmosome dissociation
Definition Sources: GOC:BHF, GOC:vk, ISBN:0198506732, PMID:9182671

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