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Knockdown of tight junction protein claudin-2 prevents bile canalicular formation in WIF-B9 cells.
Histochemistry and cell biology - 1 Mar 2009
Son Seiichi, Kojima Takashi, Decaens Catherine, Yamaguchi Hiroshi, Ito Tatsuya, Imamura Masafumi, Murata Masaki, Tanaka Satoshi, Chiba Hideki, Hirata Koichi, Sawada Norimasa
Abstract excerpt
The polarization of hepatocytes involves formation of functionally distinct sinusoidal (basolateral) and bile canalicular (apical) plasma membrane domains that are separated by tight junctions. Although various molecular mechanisms and signaling cascades including polarity complex proteins may contribute to bile canalicular formation in hepatocytes, the role of tight junction proteins in bile canalicular...
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