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Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier: a lesson from claudin-1-deficient mice.
The Journal of cell biology - 18 Mar 2002
Furuse Mikio, Hata Masaki, Furuse Kyoko, Yoshida Yoko, Haratake Akinori, Sugitani Yoshinobu, Noda Tetsuo, Kubo Akiharu, Tsukita Shoichiro
Abstract excerpt
The tight junction (TJ) and its adhesion molecules, claudins, are responsible for the barrier function of simple epithelia, but TJs have not been thought to play an important role in the barrier function of mammalian stratified epithelia, including the epidermis. Here we generated claudin-1-defic...
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