Answer to Question #329122 in Cell Biology for Israel

Question

Make use of a neat, annotated schematic representation to discuss the structure and

function of desmosomes.

Answer 1

Desmosomes are modular structures comprising adhesion molecules (functioning as a neat) that bolt cells together, cytoskeletal cables that disperse forces, and linking molecules at the cytoplasmic plaque of the desmosome that carry mechanical load from the adhesion molecules to the intermediate filament cytoskeleton.