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Galpha12 regulates protein interactions within the MDCK cell tight junction and inhibits tight-junction assembly.
Journal of cell science - 15 Mar 2008
Sabath Ernesto, Negoro Hideyuki, Beaudry Sarah, Paniagua Manuel, Angelow Susanne, Shah Jagesh, Grammatikakis Nicholas, Yu Alan S L, Denker Bradley M
Abstract excerpt
The polarized functions of epithelia require an intact tight junction (TJ) to restrict paracellular movement and to separate membrane proteins into specific domains. TJs contain scaffolding, integral membrane and signaling proteins, but the mechanisms that regulate TJs and their assembly are not well defined. Galpha12 (GNA12) binds the TJ protein ZO-1 (TJP1), and Galpha12 activates Src to increase paracellular...
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