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Junctional Complexes

Junctional Complexes is a specialized structural assembly in epithelial cells comprising multiple types of cell junctions—such as tight junctions, adherens junctions, and desmosomes—that collectively regulate paracellular transport, maintain tissue integrity, and mediate intercellular adhesion and signaling.

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JUNCTIONAL COMPLEXES IN VARIOUS EPITHELIA

Marilyn G. Farquhar, George E. Palade · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1963 · 3.6K citations · Full text

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Butyrate Enhances the Intestinal Barrier by Facilitating Tight Junction Assembly via Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Caco-2 Cell Monolayers

Luying Peng, Zhongrong Li, Robert S. Green et al. · Journal of Nutrition · 2009 · 2K citations · Full text

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The inner junction complex of the cilia is an interaction hub that involves tubulin post-translational modifications

Ahmad Abdelzaher Zaki Khalifa, Muneyoshi Ichikawa, Daniel Dai et al. · eLife · 2020 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Identification of ZO-1: a high molecular weight polypeptide associated with the tight junction (zonula occludens) in a variety of epithelia.

Bruce R. Stevenson, Janet D. Siliciano, Mark S. Mooseker et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1986 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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HEXAGONAL ARRAY OF SUBUNITS IN INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS OF THE MOUSE HEART AND LIVER

J P Revel, Morris J. Karnovsky · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1967 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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    Yoshimi Takai

    Kobe University, Japan

    59 publications · 5.8K citations

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    Mikio Furuse

    Kyoto University, Japan

    57 publications · 12.3K citations

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    Shöichiro Tsukita

    Kyoto University, Japan

    40 publications · 12.7K citations

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    Werner W. Franke

    German Cancer Research Center, Germany

    48 publications · 5K citations

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    Sandra Citi

    University of Geneva, Switzerland

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    69 h-index

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    Kyoto, Japan

    61 h-index

    330 publications

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  3. The University of Osaka

    Osaka, Japan

    51 h-index

    425 publications

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  4. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    50 h-index

    475 publications

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  5. Inserm

    Paris, France

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    Atlanta, United States

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    Chapel Hill, United States

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    Bethesda, United States

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    JCB · 256 publications · 62.1K citations

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    JBC · 175 publications · 22.4K citations

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    220 publications · 22.6K citations

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    MBC · 138 publications · 14.3K citations

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    PNAS · 70 publications · 9.1K citations

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