Distinct subdomain organization and molecular composition of a tight junction with adherens junction features

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 119, Issue 23, 2006, Pages 4819-4827

  Nunes, Fabio D ^a   Lopez, Lanier N ^a   Lin, Harrison W ^a   Davies, Caroline ^a   Azevedo, Ricardo B ^a   Gow, Alexander ^b   Kachar, Bechara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apical junctional complex; Cochlea; Organ of Corti; Outer hair cell; Reticular lamina; Tight adherens junction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CLAUDIN; CLAUDIN 14; CLAUDIN 6; CLAUDIN 9; PROTEIN P120; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CELL POLARITY; COCHLEA; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; CYTOSKELETON; DIFFUSION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HAIR CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INNER EAR; MACROMOLECULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SOLUTE; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ACTINS; ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BETA CATENIN; CATENINS; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; EAR, INNER; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, OUTER; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS, LATERAL;

EID: 33845900444     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03233     Document Type: Article

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