2016
Claudin-3 and claudin-19 partially restore native phenotype to ARPE-19 cells via effects on tight junctions and gene expression
Peng S, Wang SB, Singh D, Zhao PY, Davis K, Chen B, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. Claudin-3 and claudin-19 partially restore native phenotype to ARPE-19 cells via effects on tight junctions and gene expression. Experimental Eye Research 2016, 151: 179-189. PMID: 27593915, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.08.021.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
TRP Channels Localize to Subdomains of the Apical Plasma Membrane in Human Fetal Retinal Pigment EpitheliumTRP Channels of Human Fetal RPE
Zhao PY, Gan G, Peng S, Wang SB, Chen B, Adelman RA, Rizzolo LJ. TRP Channels Localize to Subdomains of the Apical Plasma Membrane in Human Fetal Retinal Pigment EpitheliumTRP Channels of Human Fetal RPE. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2015, 56: 1916-1923. PMID: 25736794, PMCID: PMC4364639, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.14-15738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman fetal RPETRP channelsApical membraneFetal RPEApical plasma membraneCell-cell contactTransepithelial electrical resistanceTransient receptor potential channelsTight junctionsSubcellular localizationInhibitor of calpainPrimary ciliaRT-PCRPlasma membraneBasal channel activityQuantitative RT-PCRApical tight junctionsExpression of TRPC4Ion channelsBasolateral surfaceApical microvilliApical surfaceChannel activityConfocal microscopyTRPM3