All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures [goid 5737] [evidence IEA]; The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins [goid 5886] [evidence IEA]; A specialized region of connection between two cells including but not limited to gap junctions, desmosomes, and tight junctions, but excluding direct cytoplasmic junctions such as ring canals [goid 5911] [evidence ISS]; A cell junction at which the cytoplasmic face of the plasma membrane is attached to actin filaments [goid 5912] [evidence ISS]; An electron dense junctional complex, at the end to end contacts of cardiac muscle cells, that contains gap junctions and desmosomes. Most of the disc is formed of a convoluted fascia adherens type of junction into which the actin filaments of the terminal sarcomeres insert (or in the case of muscle cells, myofibrils), desmosomes are also present. The lateral portion of the stepped disc contains gap junctions that couple the cells electrically and thus coordinate the contraction [goid 5916] [evidence IEA]; Small region on the surface of a cell that anchors the cell to the extracellular matrix and that are points of termination of actin filaments [goid 5925] [evidence ISS]; The part of the cytoskeleton (the internal framework of a cell) composed of actin and associated proteins. Includes actin cytoskeleton-associated complexes [goid 15629] [evidence IEA]; A specialized region of connection between a cell and the extracellular matrix [goid 30055] [pmid 2116004] [evidence NAS]; Regular periodic sub membranous arrays of vinculin in skeletal and cardiac muscle cells, these arrays link Z-discs to the sarcolemma and are associated with links to extracellular matrix [goid 43034] [evidence ISS]; Any macromolecular complex composed of two or more polypeptide subunits, which may or may not be identical. Protein complexes may have other associated non-protein prosthetic groups, such as nucleotides, metal ions or carbohydrate groups [goid 43234] [pmid 9700171] [evidence IDA]