Which one of the following statements about integrins is correct?

A. Integrins indirectly connect microfilaments
with the extracellular matrix.
B. The integrins in animal cells are identical
to the integrins in plant cells.
C. There is a single type of integrin, capable
of binding to multiple types of extracellular
matrix proteins.
D. Integrins are the primary cell adhesion
molecule in a desmosome.
E. Adjacent integrins create channels referred
to as gap junctions.


A

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