All cells rely on cell signaling to detect and respond to cues in their environment. This process not only promotes the proper functioning of individual cells, but it also allows communication and ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Recently, we found that ZO-1, a tight junction-associated protein, was concentrated in the so called isolated adherens junction fraction from ...

Okazaki, Japan - Epithelia are cell sheets that act as a barrier to protect our body from the external environment. Epithelial barrier is critical to maintain our body homeostasis, and its disruption ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Freeze-fracture studies have shown a network of intramembrane fibrils in the tight junctions of epithelia. A direct correlation between the ...