Genetic deletion of the desmosomal component desmoplakin promotes tumor microinvasion in a mouse model of pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinogenesis. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2010 We used the RIP1-Tag2 (RT2) mouse model of islet cell carcinogenesis to profile the transcriptome of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNET) that were either non-invasive or highly invasive, seeking to identify pro- and anti-invasive molecules ...
Matthew G H Chun, Douglas Hanahan
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Mechanisms of Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction by Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli. [PDF]
, 2016 Pathobiont expansion, such as that of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC), is an emerging factor associated with inflammatory bowel disease. The intestinal epithelial barrier is the first line of defense against these pathogens.
McCole, Declan F, Shawki, Ali
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Regulation of Endothelial Adherens Junctions by Tyrosine Phosphorylation
Mediators of Inflammation, 2015 Endothelial cells form a semipermeable, regulated barrier that limits the passage of fluid, small molecules, and leukocytes between the bloodstream and the surrounding tissues.
Alejandro Pablo Adam
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Functions of p120ctn in development and disease [PDF]
, 2012 p120 catenin (p120ctn), a component of the cadherin-catenin complex, was the first member to be identified in a most interesting subfamily of the Armadillo family. Several p120ctn isoforms are generated by alternative splicing.
Pieters, Tim +2 more
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Intestinal Barrier Function in Gluten-Related Disorders [PDF]
, 2019 Gluten-related disorders include distinct disease entities, namely celiac disease, wheat-associated allergy and non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity. Despite having in common the contact of the gastrointestinal mucosa with components of wheat and other ...
Branchi, Federica +6 more
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MicroRNA-210 Suppresses Junction Proteins and Disrupts Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity in Neonatal Rat Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury. [PDF]
, 2017 Cerebral edema, primarily caused by disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), is one of the serious complications associated with brain injury in neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
Dasgupta, Chiranjib +4 more
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Functions of p120ctn isoforms in cell-cell adhesion and intracellular signaling [PDF]
, 2012 The functions of many organs depend on the generation of an epithelium. The transition from a set of loosely connected nonpolarized cells to organized sheets of closely associated polarized epithelial cells requires the assembly of specialized cell ...
Pieters, Tim +2 more
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Molecular anatomy of interendothelial junctions in human blood-brain barrier microvessels.
Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica, 2004 Immunogold cytochemical procedure was used to study the localization at the ultrastructural level of interendothelial junction-associated protein molecules in the human brain blood microvessels, representing the anatomic site of the blood-brain barrier ...
Andrzej W Vorbrodt, Danuta H Dobrogowska
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A New Perspective on Intercalated Disc Organization: Implications for Heart Disease
Dermatology Research and Practice, 2010 Adherens junctions and desmosomes are intercellular adhesive junctions and essential for the morphogenesis, differentiation, and maintenance of tissues that are subjected to high mechanical stress, including heart and skin.
Jifen Li, Glenn L. Radice
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Alteration of cell junctions during viral infection
Thoracic Cancer, 2020 Cell junctions serve as a protective barrier for cells and provide an important channel for information transmission between cells and the surrounding environment.
Dan Dong, Wei Xie, Min Liu
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