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Meanings of tight junctions in English

Russian
плотные контакты
Portuguese
tight junctions
Spanish
unión ocluyente
Catalan
unions estretes
Wikidata

Type of cellular connection that minimizes metabolic flows between adjacent cells.

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        плотные контакты
        Usage of tight junctions in English
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        Sequestration of CAR in tight junctions may limit virus infection across epithelial surfaces.
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        They create tight junctions 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 tight junctions.
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        JAM-A localizes to tight junctions and contributes to paracellular permeability in polarized epithelia.
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        Adherens junctions are calcium dependent; recent evidence suggests that calcium also affects tight junctions.
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        Virus entry into polarized epithelium required disruption of tight junctions.
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        Thus, this was the first description of the existence of tight junctions in the epidermis.
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        This study explores the expression and distribution of tight junctions and their regulation during pregnancy.
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        The structural integrity of intestinal mucosa and tight junctions were observed by transmission electron microscopy.
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        Obvious damage was observed in the mucosa, but the tight junctions between epithelial cells remained intact.
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        He described the cell-to-cell adhesion structures that blocked the movement of lanthanum as 'truly tight junctions'.
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        We also found that MMP9 maintains an efficient barrier function and the integrity of tight junctions.
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        These cells formed bile canaliculi sealed by tight junctions and were comparably polarized as cultured hepatocytes.
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        CAR is involved in the formation of epithelial tight junctions and promotes tumor growth in some cancers.
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        These endothelial cells maintain their barrier characteristics via cell-cell contacts made up of adherens and tight junctions.
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        Thanks to the discovery of claudin, the existence of tight junctions between epidermal keratinocytes was finally confirmed.
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