Expression of myoferlin in human airway epithelium and its role in cell adhesion and zonula occludens-1 expression.

Normal airway epithelial barrier function is maintained by cell-cell contacts which require the translocation of adhesion proteins at the cell surface, through membrane vesicle trafficking and fusion events. Myoferlin and dysferlin, members of the multiple-C2-domain Ferlin superfamily, have been imp...

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Main Authors: Cleo Leung, Furquan Shaheen, Pascal Bernatchez, Tillie-Louise Hackett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3393691?pdf=render