Tricellulin constitutes a novel barrier at tricellular contacts of epithelial cells

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 939-945

  Ikenouchi, Junichi ^a,b   Furuse, Mikio ^a   Furuse, Kyoko ^c   Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^c,d   Tsukita, Sachiko ^a,b   Tsukita, Shoichiro ^a,b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Kyoto Research Park   (Japan)

^d JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RNA; TRICELLULIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOGS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA INTERFERENCE; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 29144533473     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200510043     Document Type: Article

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