2001
Anomalous apical plasma membrane phenotype in CK8-deficient mice indicates a novel role for intermediate filaments in the polarization of simple epithelia
Ameen N, Figueroa Y, Salas P. Anomalous apical plasma membrane phenotype in CK8-deficient mice indicates a novel role for intermediate filaments in the polarization of simple epithelia. Journal Of Cell Science 2001, 114: 563-575. PMID: 11171325, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.114.3.563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntermediate filamentsPolarized epithelial cellsApical membrane proteinsEpithelial cellsSyntaxin 3Apical domainFemale sterilityMembrane proteinsApical markerNovel functionGamma-tubulinNovel roleApical poleSimple epitheliaCell typesColorectal hyperplasiaCK intermediate filamentsNull micePhenotypeBasolateral levelsNecrotic cellsMembrane phenotypeCellsFilamentsCytoplasm of enterocytes
1995
A unique subset of rat and human intestinal villus cells express the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
Ameen N, Ardito T, Kashgarian M, Marino C. A unique subset of rat and human intestinal villus cells express the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator. Gastroenterology 1995, 108: 1016-1023. PMID: 7535272, DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90198-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal small intestineCrypt epithelial cellsVillus cellsSmall intestineHuman proximal small intestineCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorEpithelial cellsSurface marker expressionFibrosis transmembrane conductance regulatorBrush border sucraseTransmembrane conductance regulatorIntestinal villus cellsBACKGROUND/Marker antibodiesMarker expressionUnique subsetVillus enterocytesConductance regulatorIntestineLactase expressionBrush border