Terminal web

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The terminal web is a filamentous structure found at the apical surface of epithelial cells that possess microvilli. It is comprised primarily of filaments of spectrin and Myosin II[1]. The Myosin II molecules in the terminal web endow this structure with contractile activities[2][3].

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  1. ^ Hirokawa N, Tilney LG, Fujiwara K, and Heuser JE (1982). "Organization of actin, myosin, and intermediate filaments in the brush border of intestinal epithelial cells.". J Cell Biol 94 (2): 425–43. doi:10.1083/jcb.94.2.425. PMID 7202010.  link
  2. ^ Keller TC 3rd, Mooseker MS (1982). "Ca++-calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of myosin, and its role in brush border contraction in vitro.". J Cell Biol 95 (3): 943–59. doi:10.1083/jcb.95.3.943. PMID 6897550.  link
  3. ^ Keller TC 3rd, Conzelman KA, Chasan R, Mooseker MS. (1985). "Role of myosin in terminal web contraction in isolated intestinal epithelial brush borders.". J Cell Biol 100 (5): 1647–55. doi:10.1083/jcb.100.5.1647. PMID 3988804.  link
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