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Tight junctions/adherens junctions: basic structure and function

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Niessen, Carien M.·2007·Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Abstract

Adherens and tight junctions are intercellular junctions crucial for epithelial adhesion and barrier function in a wide variety of tissues and organisms. In stratifying epithelia, such as the epidermis, the role of adherens and tight junctions was considered less important owing to the abundance of desmosomes, mediating firm mechanical stability between the cells, and to the barrier function of the stratum corneum, respectively. This view has changed in recent years because of different studies that showed the importance of these structures for proper skin physiology and barrier function. The current review provides an overview of the crucial molecular constituents of these structures and highlights some recent results on their regulation. In particular, I will discuss their importance in skin biology.

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  • Enterocytes connect with each other in a continuous epithelial cell layer via adhesive junctional proteins that make up tight junction proteins, adherens junction proteins, gap junction proteins, and desmosomes.

    “Enterocytes connect with each other in a continuous epithelial cell layer via adhesive junctional proteins that make up tight junction (TJ) proteins, adherens junction (AJ) proteins, gap junction proteins, and desmosomes (Table 2).31,32”

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Authors
Niessen, C. M.
Affiliations
University of Cologne (DE)
Corresponding author
Niessen, Carien M.
Venue
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-11
Volume
127
Issue
11
Pages
2525-2532
ISSN
0022-202X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1980059877
Cited by
756
References
73
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Keywords
tight junctions, adherens junctions, intercellular junctions, epithelial cell adhesion, epithelial barrier function, desmosomes, epidermis, skin physiology, junctional proteins
MeSH terms
Nectins, Animals, Epidermis, Humans, Skin Physiological Phenomena, Cell Adhesion Molecules, Cadherins, Tight Junctions, Adherens Junctions

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