A cell-cell junction composed of the epithelial cadherin-catenin complex. The epithelial cadherins, or E-cadherins, of each interacting cell extend through the plasma membrane into the extracellular space and bind to each other. The E-cadherins bind to catenins on the cytoplasmic side of the membrane, where the E-cadherin-catenin complex binds to cytoskeletal components and regulatory and signaling molecules. [ GOC:mah GOC:bc http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20571587 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28096264 GOC:aruk https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0198506732 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21422226 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17854762 ]