Tight junctions prevent leakage, adhering junctions cement cells together, and gap junctions facilitate cytoplasmic communication between cells.
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| Text | Tight junctions help to stop substances from leaking across a tissue. Adhering junctions form cementing to keep neighbour cells together. Gap junctions, analogous to desmotubules in plants, facilitate the cells to communicate with each other by connecting the cytoplasm of adjoining cells. |
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