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Tight Junctions

Tight Junctions is a type of cell junction that forms a continuous seal between adjacent epithelial or endothelial cells, characterized by the fusion of their plasma membranes at points of contact to regulate paracellular permeability and maintain cellular polarity.

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Occludin: a novel integral membrane protein localizing at tight junctions.

Mikio Furuse, Tetsuaki Hirase, Masahiko Itoh et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1993 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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JUNCTIONS BETWEEN INTIMATELY APPOSED CELL MEMBRANES IN THE VERTEBRATE BRAIN

Milton Brightman, Thomas S. Reese · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1969 · 2.5K 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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Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5–deficient mice

Takehiro Nitta, Masaki Hata, Shimpei Gotoh et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2003 · 1.9K citations

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Openings between Defective Endothelial Cells Explain Tumor Vessel Leakiness

Hiroya Hashizume, Shunichi Morikawa, John W. McLean et al. · American Journal Of Pathology · 2000 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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  1. MF
    Mikio Furuse

    Kyoto University, Japan

    67 publications · 21K citations

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  2. ST
    Shöichiro Tsukita

    Kyoto University, Japan

    47 publications · 23K citations

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  3. MF
    Michael Fromm

    Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany

    46 publications · 8.5K citations

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  4. JM
    James M. Anderson

    Case Western Reserve University, United States

    37 publications · 7.1K citations

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  5. NS
    Norimasa Sawada

    Sapporo Medical University, Japan

    48 publications · 2.8K citations

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  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    61 h-index

    268 publications

    42.1K citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    54 h-index

    285 publications

    82.5K citations

  3. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    44 h-index

    214 publications

    34.6K citations

  4. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    43 h-index

    226 publications

    30.8K citations

  5. Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

    Berlin, Germany

    43 h-index

    264 publications

    36.6K citations

  6. Inserm

    Paris, France

    41 h-index

    297 publications

    25.5K citations

  7. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    40 h-index

    166 publications

    23.6K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    39 h-index

    195 publications

    33.1K citations

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  1. The Journal of Cell Biology

    JCB · 146 publications · 47.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Cell Science

    113 publications · 16.6K citations

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  3. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 88 publications · 12.3K citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 156 publications · 7.9K citations

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  5. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

    72 publications · 7.1K citations

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