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Adherens junctions remain dynamic [PDF]

BMC Biology, 2010
One of the four principal categories of cell-cell junctions that hold together and shape distinct tissues and organs in vertebrates, adherens junctions (AJs) form cell-cell contacts that connect transmembrane proteins with cytoskeletal actin filaments to provide architectural strength, aid in morphogenesis, and help to maintain proper tissue ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Collagen‐Based Gut‐on‐Chip for In Vitro Modeling of Intestinal Barrier Function and Host‐Pathogen Interactions

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A collagen‐based gut‐on‐chip model replicates the intestinal extracellular matrix, supporting villi‐like structures, tight junctions, and mucin production. This biomimetic platform enables rapid epithelial differentiation and functional barrier formation.
Fernanda López García, Jacques Leng, Hugo de Oliveira, Pierre Nassoy, Karine Dementhon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A U‐shaped Microfluidic Platform for Culturing Vascularized Colorectal Cancer Spheroids Reveals Tumor–Endothelial Crosstalk and Invasion‐Associated Remodeling

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A closed U‐shaped microfluidic platform symmetrically embeds a single, size‐controlled HT29 colorectal cancer spheroid within a GFP‐HUVEC‐laden fibrin matrix. HT29 spheroids are associated with hyper‐branched endothelial network remodeling, while vascularized co‐culture is accompanied by anisotropic protrusive growth and EMT‐like marker changes in the ...
G. Cretti, M. Ballerini, A. Mantegazza, P. Occhetta, M. Rasponi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modulation of miR‐23b Wnt/β‐catenin Axis Strengthens Endothelial Barrier Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Early blood‐brain barrier (BBB) disruption contributes to stroke and CNS disease pathology. miR‐23b was identified as a regulator of BBB integrity in brain endothelial cells. Inhibition of miR‐23b enhanced barrier‐associated properties, promoted repair‐related signaling, and reduced BBB leakage in experimental stroke models, supporting further ...
Victor Anthony Martinez, Rose E. Presby, Sara Nakanishi, Pallavi Gaur, Ugur Akcan, Johannes Daugaard Krog, Iben Daugaard Krog, Lipi Das, David S. Johnson, Danny Jamoul, Douglas Jury, Brian Lawson, Jacob Körbelin, Lewis M. Brown, Vilas Menon, Dritan Agalliu, Irene Munk Pedersen   +16 more
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Diverse cell junctions with unique molecular composition in tissues of a sponge (Porifera)

EvoDevo, 2019
The integrity and organization of animal tissues depend upon specialized protein complexes that mediate adhesion between cells with each other (cadherin-based adherens junctions), and with the extracellular matrix (integrin-based focal adhesions ...
Jennyfer M. Mitchell, Scott A. Nichols
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Magi Is Associated with the Par Complex and Functions Antagonistically with Bazooka to Regulate the Apical Polarity Complex. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
The mammalian MAGI proteins play important roles in the maintenance of adherens and tight junctions. The MAGI family of proteins contains modular domains such as WW and PDZ domains necessary for scaffolding of membrane receptors and intracellular ...
Mojgan Padash Barmchi, Gayathri Samarasekera, Mary Gilbert, Vanessa J Auld, Bing Zhang   +4 more
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Early Retinal UCHL1 Dysregulation Coupled With Synaptic Loss Reflects Alzheimer's Disease Severity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies synapse‐enriched deubiquitinase UCHL1 as an early Aβ‐responsive regulator of retinal synaptopathy in Alzheimer's disease. Retinal UCHL1 loss accompanies excitatory synapse degeneration, p75NTR activation, and neuroinflammation, and predicts Braak stage and cognitive decline. Aβ42 fibrils trigger synaptic and UCHL1 depletion before
Altan Rentsendorj, Jean‐Philippe Vit, Alexandre Hutton, Yosef Koronyo, Saba Shahin, Edward Robinson, Ernesto Barron, Anthony Rodriguez, Ousman Jallow, Julia Sheyn, Bhakta Prasad Gaire, Lalita Subedi, Miyah R. Davis, Barathan Gnanabharathi, Alexander V. Ljubimov, Stuart L. Graham, Vivek K. Gupta, Mehdi Mirzaei, Debra Hawes, Katlin Silm, Keith L. Black, Lon S. Schneider, Alfredo A. Sadun, Jesse G. Meyer, Dieu‐Trang Fuchs, Maya Koronyo‐Hamaoui   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Nanomechanical Single‐Cell Profiling Reveals Mechanophenotype Transitions Under Therapeutic Perturbation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Single‐cell mechanomics demonstrates that pharmacological perturbation changes cytoskeletal and cortical structure, suppressing cancer cell invasiveness. By integrating atomic force microscopy (AFM)‐based cortical measurements with stimulated emission depletion (STED)‐resolved adhesion and cytoskeletal organization, this approach identifies nanoscale ...
Minhee Ku, Jinwon Kwon, Nara Yoon, Hyung Kwon Byeon, Jaemoon Yang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deficiency of mDia, an actin nucleator, disrupts integrity of neuroepithelium and causes periventricular dysplasia.

PLoS ONE, 2011
During development of the central nervous system, the apical-basal polarity of neuroepithelial cells is critical for homeostasis of proliferation and differentiation of neural stem cells.
Dean Thumkeo, Ryota Shinohara, Keisuke Watanabe, Hirohide Takebayashi, Yosuke Toyoda, Kiyoshi Tohyama, Toshimasa Ishizaki, Tomoyuki Furuyashiki, Shuh Narumiya   +8 more
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The Retinoblastoma Tumor Suppressor Transcriptionally Represses Pak1 in Osteoblasts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
We previously characterized the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) as a regulator of adherens junction assembly and cell-to-cell adhesion in osteoblasts. This is a novel function since Rb is predominantly known as a cell cycle repressor. Herein,
Bernadette Sosa-García, Viviana Vázquez-Rivera, Jonathan N González-Flores, Brienne E Engel, W Douglas Cress, Pedro G Santiago-Cardona   +5 more
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