Proposed roles include maintenance of tightjunction barriers, signaling and junction remodeling.
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PKC-ζ inhibition also attenuated AGE-induced decrease of tightjunction proteins in HRMECs.
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Results showed reversible recovery on the expression of tightjunction markers.
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Proteins responsible for tightjunction integrity are upregulated in hypertonic states.
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The tightjunction of epithelial cells excludes macromolecules but allows permeation of ions.
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Microvillis and zonulaoccludens were observed on the surface of the differentiated cells under an electron microscope.
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Most gap junctions between neurons in mammalian retina contain abundant connexin36, often in association with the scaffolding protein zonulaoccludens-1.
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The expression and membrane localization of the tight junction proteins zonulaoccludens-1 and occludin were decreased in alveolar epithelial cells from HIV-1 transgenic rats.
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Sequestration of CAR in tightjunctions may limit virus infection across epithelial surfaces.
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They create tightjunctions with mouse hepatocytes, with no evidence of cell fusion.
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This isoform of TOCA-1 recruits the actin nucleation-promoting factor N-WASP to tightjunctions.
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JAM-A localizes to tightjunctions and contributes to paracellular permeability in polarized epithelia.
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Adherens junctions are calcium dependent; recent evidence suggests that calcium also affects tightjunctions.