Rotavirus-Induced Early Activation of the RhoA/ROCK/MLC Signaling Pathway Mediates the Disruption of Tight Junctions in Polarized MDCK Cells
Soliman M, Cho E, Park J, Kim J, Alfajaro M, Baek Y, Kim D, Kang M, Park S, Cho K. Rotavirus-Induced Early Activation of the RhoA/ROCK/MLC Signaling Pathway Mediates the Disruption of Tight Junctions in Polarized MDCK Cells. Scientific Reports 2018, 8: 13931. PMID: 30224682, PMCID: PMC6141481, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32352-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ protein distributionTJ integrityTJ proteinsTight junctionsIntestinal epithelial tight junctionsEarly disruptionMDCK cellsEpithelial tight junctionsPrecise molecular mechanismsBovine NCDVRotavirus strainsEarly activationParacellular permeabilityCellular receptorsPerijunctional actomyosin ringTransepithelial resistanceEntry portalReversible decreaseSignaling pathwaysInfectionCoreceptorHarmful factorsMolecular mechanismsPresent studyCells