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tight junctions
noun
Plural of tight junction
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Brain endothelial cells are unique among endothelial cells in that they express apical junctional complexes, including tight junctions, which quite resemble epithelial tight junctions both structurally and functionally.
In Tight Junctions, Ed.
Capaldo, C. T. & Nusrat, A. Cytokine regulation of tight junctions.
They formed tight junctions, and showed endothelium like characteristics.
Occludin and claudins are tetraspan-transmembrane proteins in tight junctions.
RPE cells built tight junctions and expressed RPE65 protein.
This alters the tight junctions between the epithelial cells that seal the barrier.
Tight junctions are semi-selective, which means some solutes cross them more readily than others.
Effects of proinflammatory cytokines on the claudin-19 rich tight junctions of human retinal pigment epithelium.
AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the assembly of epithelial tight junctions.
Rizzolo, L.J. (2007) Development and role of tight junctions in the retinal pigment epithelium, Int.
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