Shaping the intestinal brush border

Epithelial cells from diverse tissues, including the enterocytes that line the intestinal tract, remodel their apical surface during differentiation to form a brush border: an array of actin-supported membrane protrusions known as microvilli that increases the functional capacity of the tissue. Alth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Crawley, Scott W., Mooseker, Mark S., Tyska, Matthew J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4242837/