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Regulation of epithelial apical junctions and barrier function by Galpha13.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jul 2009
Donato Rino, Wood Stephen A, Saunders Ian, Gundsambuu Batjargal, Yan Mak Kai, Abbott Catherine A, Powell Barry C
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial tight junction forms a barrier to paracellular solute movement. In this study we show that the heterotrimeric G-protein Galpha13 regulates the epithelial tight junction barrier. We generated MDCKII kidney epithelial cell lines in which the expression of an active Galpha13 mutant (Galpha13Q226L) could be induced. We demonstrated that Galpha13Q226L expression increased paracellular permeability and...
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