Role of tight junctions in signal transduction: An update

EXCLI Journal

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages 1145-1162

  Takano, Kenichi ^a   Kojima, Takashi ^a   Sawada, Norimasa ^a   Himi, Tetsuo ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Claudins; Human epithelial cells; Occludin; Signal transduction; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OCCLUDIN; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR GAMMA; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN KINASE C; STRESS ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRICELLULIN;

ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; EPITHELIUM CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION; LIVER CELL; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS DUCT; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIGHT JUNCTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT;

EID: 84907972519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16112156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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