tight junction assembly
A cellular process that results in the aggregation, arrangement and bonding together of a set of components to form a tight junction. A tight junction seals cells together in an epithelium in a way that prevents even small molecules from leaking from one side of the sheet to the other.
GO:0007043
cell-cell junction assembly
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GO:0120193
tight junction organization
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occluding cell junction assembly
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occluding junction assembly
exact