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(1) Adherens junctions mediate cell-cell attachment.
(2) Adherens junctions couple the cell membrane to F-actin cytoskeleton.
(3) Actin and myosin form a coherent network across the cell, called the cortex. Myosin can contract F-actin networks to transmit force to the neighboring cell (4).
