Open AccessTight junctions at a glance
Author(s) -
María S. Balda,
Karl Matter
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of cell science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.384
H-Index - 278
eISSN - 1477-9137
pISSN - 0021-9533
DOI - 10.1242/jcs.023887
Subject(s) - biology , evolutionary biology
Tight junctions (TJs) are morphologically distinct and highly regulated areas of close contact between the plasma membranes of neighbouring epithelial and endothelial cells. They are the most apical component of the epithelial junctional complex (which also includes adherens junctions and desmosomes
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