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Tight Junction Formation

Tight Junction Formation is a cellular process that constitutes the assembly of specialized intercellular adhesion structures, distinct from other junctional complexes, by establishing selective paracellular barriers and maintaining apicobasal polarity in epithelial tissues.

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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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A Single Gene Product, Claudin-1 or -2, Reconstitutes Tight Junction Strands and Recruits Occludin in Fibroblasts

Mikio Furuse, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Kazushi Fujimoto et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1998 · 952 citations · Full text

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Wnt/β-catenin signaling controls development of the blood–brain barrier

Stefan Liebner, Monica Corada, Thorsten Bangsow et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2008 · 841 citations · Full text

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ZO-1 and ZO-2 Independently Determine Where Claudins Are Polymerized in Tight-Junction Strand Formation

Kazuaki Umeda, Junichi Ikenouchi, Sayaka Katahira-Tayama et al. · Cell · 2006 · 818 citations · Full text

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The role of the cell adhesion molecule uvomorulin in the formation and maintenance of the epithelial junctional complex.

Barry M. Gumbiner, Bruce R. Stevenson, Ashley D Grimaldi · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1988 · 799 citations · Full text

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    Mikio Furuse

    Kyoto University, Japan

    14 publications · 4.8K citations

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    Shöichiro Tsukita

    Kyoto University, Japan

    10 publications · 4.3K citations

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    Marcelino Cereijido

    Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico

    9 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. TP
    Tom P. Fleming

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    9 publications · 699 citations

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  5. GL
    Gary L. Firestone

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    8 publications · 506 citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    63 publications

    8K citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    18 h-index

    58 publications

    18K citations

  3. Inserm

    Paris, France

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    3.3K citations

  4. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    33 publications

    4K citations

  5. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    2K citations

  6. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    10 h-index

    39 publications

    7K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    10 h-index

    31 publications

    3K citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    9 h-index

    39 publications

    2.7K citations

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  1. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 28 publications · 7.6K citations

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  2. Journal of Cell Science

    31 publications · 3.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 19 publications · 1.8K citations

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  4. Molecular Biology of the Cell

    MBC · 17 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. PLoS ONE

    15 publications · 913 citations

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