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Polyamines are necessary for synthesis and stability of occludin protein in intestinal epithelial cells.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Jun 2005
Guo Xin, Rao Jaladanki N, Liu Lan, Zou Tongtong, Keledjian Kaspar M, Boneva Dessy, Marasa Bernard S, Wang Jian-Ying
Abstract excerpt
Occludin is an integral membrane protein that forms the sealing element of tight junctions and is critical for epithelial barrier function. Polyamines are implicated in multiple signaling pathways driving different biological functions of intestinal epithelial cells (IEC). The present study determined whether polyamines are involved in expression of occludin and play a role in intestinal epithelial barrier...
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