These anchorage junctions interact with intermediate filaments and anchor cells to the extracellular matrix.
A)focal adhesions
B)adherens junctions
C)fibronectin
D)hemidesmosomes
E)desmosomes

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Hemidesmosomes anchor cells to the extracellular matrix by interacting with intermediate filaments, specifically keratin filaments. Focal adhesions and adherens junctions also anchor cells to the extracellular matrix, but they interact with actin filaments. Fibronectin is an extracellular matrix protein that binds to integrins on the surface of cells to help anchor them to the extracellular matrix. Desmosomes anchor cells to each other, not to the extracellular matrix.

These Anchorage Junctions Interact with Intermediate Filaments and Anchor Cells