A Novel Strategy for the Enhancement of Drug Absorption Using a Claudin Modulator

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

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17

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

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier

Mikio Furuse, Masaki Hata, Kyoko Furuse et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 2002 · 1.5K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

Junctional Adhesion Molecule, a Novel Member of the Immunoglobulin Superfamily That Distributes at Intercellular Junctions and Modulates Monocyte Transmigration

Inés Martín-Padura, Susan Lostaglio, Markus Schneemann et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology · 1998 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +17

Claudin multigene family encoding four-transmembrane domain protein components of tight junction strands

Kazumasa Morita, Mikio Furuse, Kazushi Fujimoto et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1999 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +14