2021
Knockdown of Claudin-19 in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Is Accompanied by Slowed Phagocytosis and Increased Expression of SQSTM1
Liu F, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Knockdown of Claudin-19 in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Is Accompanied by Slowed Phagocytosis and Increased Expression of SQSTM1. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2021, 62: 14-14. PMID: 33591357, PMCID: PMC7900869, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.62.2.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSequestosome 1/p62Photoreceptor outer segmentsInternalized photoreceptor outer segmentsOxidative stress responseApical junctional complexActivation of AMPKTransepithelial electrical resistanceFluorescence-activated cell sortingWestern blottingClaudin-19Expression of proteinsSteady-state levelsProtein kinaseFilamentous actinEffect of AMPStress responseQuantitative RT-PCRKnockdownPOS degradationAMPKJunctional complexesEnzymatic activityCell sortingExpression of metallothioneinProteasome inhibitors
2020
Claudins regulate gene and protein expression of the retinal pigment epithelium independent of their association with tight junctions
Liu F, Xu T, Peng S, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Claudins regulate gene and protein expression of the retinal pigment epithelium independent of their association with tight junctions. Experimental Eye Research 2020, 198: 108157. PMID: 32712183, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108157.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions
Luo Y, Fukuhara M, Weitzman M, Rizzolo LJ. Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions. Brain Research 2006, 1110: 55-63. PMID: 16859655, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research