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Meanings of tight junctions in English
Type of cellular connection that minimizes metabolic flows between adjacent cells.
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Examples for "tight junction"
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Proposed roles include maintenance of tight junction barriers, signaling and junction remodeling.
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PKC-ζ inhibition also attenuated AGE-induced decrease of tight junction proteins in HRMECs.
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Results showed reversible recovery on the expression of tight junction markers.
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Proteins responsible for tight junction integrity are upregulated in hypertonic states.
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The tight junction of epithelial cells excludes macromolecules but allows permeation of ions.
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Microvillis and zonula occludens 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 zonula occludens-1.
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The expression and membrane localization of the tight junction proteins zonula occludens-1 and occludin were decreased in alveolar epithelial cells from HIV-1 transgenic rats.
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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