A complex affair: Attraction and repulsion make occludin and ZO-1 function!
Tight junctions (TJs) are protein complexes comprised of claudins, which anchor them in the membrane and numerous cytosolic scaffolding proteins including MAGI, MUPP1, cingulin and members of the Zonula Occludens (ZO) family. Originally, their main function was thought to be as a paracellular barrie...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Landes Bioscience
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879131/ |