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Megaintestine in claudin-15-deficient mice.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2008
Tamura Atsushi, Kitano Yuka, Hata Masaki, Katsuno Tatsuya, Moriwaki Kazumasa, Sasaki Hiroyuki, Hayashi Hisayoshi, Suzuki Yuichi, Noda Tetsuo, Furuse Mikio, Tsukita Shoichiro, Tsukita Sachiko
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Claudins, the major components of tight junction (TJ) strands, which form paracellular barriers, consist of 24 family members, the combination of which determines the properties of TJ-based paracellular barriers. Here, we generated claudin-15-deficient (Cldn15(-/-)) mice to examine the ubiquitously expressed functions of claudin-15. METHODS: We generated Cldn15(-/-) mice by the conventional...
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