tight junctions
Sign in to saveAlso known as occluding cell junction, GO:0070160, occluding junction, zonula occludens, tight junction
type of cellular connection that minimizes metabolic flows between adjacent cells
Research
18,710 papers- Tight junctions: from simple barriers to multifunctional molecular gates.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2016
- Tight Junctions in the Auditory System: Structure, Distribution and Function.Current protein & peptide science · 2023
- Regulation of the intestinal barrier by nutrients: The role of tight junctions.Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaiho · 2020
- Tight Junctions Go Viral!Viruses · 2015
- Tight junctions.Journal of cell science · 1998
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