1997
Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier
Williams C, Rizzolo L. Remodeling of junctional complexes during the development of the outer blood‐retinal barrier. The Anatomical Record 1997, 249: 380-388. PMID: 9372172, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0185(199711)249:3<380::aid-ar9>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumApical junctional complexOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierNeural retinaZO-1Junctional complexesOccludin expressionRPE developmentMature retinal pigment epitheliumRPE/choroidZO-1 expressionTight junction proteinsEmbryonic day 3Same molecular massEmbryonic day 10Adherens junctionsPigment epitheliumDay 3Day 10Homologous complexesMolecular massRetinaJunction proteinsJunction permeability
1993
Apical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo
Rizzolo L, Joshi H. Apical Orientation of the Microtubule Organizing Center and Associated γ-Tubulin during the Polarization of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Vivo. Developmental Biology 1993, 157: 147-156. PMID: 8482407, DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1993.1119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrotubule arraysCell polarityEmbryonic day 3Apical membraneGamma-tubulin fociJunctional complexesSimple epithelial cellsMicrotubule organizing centerDevelopment of epitheliaCentrosomal proteinsJuxtanuclear regionΓ-tubulinUnique reorganizationBasal axisGamma-tubulinCell-basement membrane interactionsFunctional polarityMicrotubule growthMembrane interactionsOrganizing centerPrimary cell culturesCultured cellsEpithelial cellsRetinal pigment epitheliumCell cultures