Article
Spatiotemporal expression of catenins, ZO-1, and occludin during early polarization of hepatic WIF-B9 cells.
American journal of physiology. Cell physiology - 1 Mar 2001
Decaens C, Cassio D
Abstract excerpt
WIF-B9 is a suitable model for in vitro studies of hepatocyte polarity. To better understand polarity establishment, we have localized key proteins of the adhesion system, cytoskeleton, and tight junctions soon after plating, when most cells are isolated or in doublets. In isolated attached cells, only cytoskeletal proteins (tubulin, cytokeratins) displayed a precise localization. As soon as two cells formed a...
Topics
- Animals
- Cadherins
- Cell Line
- Cell Polarity
- Epithelial Cells
- Humans
- Hybrid Cells
- Liver
- Membrane Proteins
- Occludin
- Phenotype
- Phosphoproteins
- Rats
- Solubility
- Time Factors
- Tissue Distribution
- Zonula Occludens-1 Protein
