Lymphocytes accelerate epithelial tight junction assembly: role of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK).

The tight junctions (TJs), characteristically located at the apicolateral borders of adjacent epithelial cells, are required for the proper formation of epithelial cell polarity as well as for sustaining the mucosal barrier to the external environment. The observation that lymphocytes are recruited...

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Main Authors: Xiao Xiao Tang, Hao Chen, Sidney Yu, Li Zhang, Michael J Caplan, Hsiao Chang Chan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2925955?pdf=render