2014
Barrier properties of cultured retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo LJ. Barrier properties of cultured retinal pigment epithelium. Experimental Eye Research 2014, 126: 16-26. PMID: 24731966, DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.12.018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2011
Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium
Rizzolo LJ, Peng S, Luo Y, Xiao W. Integration of tight junctions and claudins with the barrier functions of the retinal pigment epithelium. Progress In Retinal And Eye Research 2011, 30: 296-323. PMID: 21704180, DOI: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2011.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal pigment epitheliumOuter retinaPigment epitheliumTight junctionsBarrier functionOuter blood-retinal barrierBlood-retinal barrierHuman retinal pigment epitheliumBlood-tissue barriersTight junctional proteinsPhotoreceptor layerNeural retinaMetabolic alterationsRetinaEpitheliumClaudin compositionTransepithelial diffusionStem cellsJunctional proteinsClaudins
1998
Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium
Rizzolo L. Polarization of the Na+, K+-ATPase in Epithelia Derived from the Neuroepithelium. International Review Of Cytology 1998, 185: 195-235. PMID: 9750268, DOI: 10.1016/s0074-7696(08)60152-7.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsProper membrane domainDifferent sorting signalsPolarity mechanismsSorting signalsMembrane domainsMembrane proteinsCortical cytoskeletonCertain environmental stimuliFascinating groupMaintenance signalsApical membraneEnvironmental stimuliIon pumpsProteinBasolateral membraneATPaseYields insightsNeuroepitheliumMembraneCellsCytoskeletonEpitheliumRetinal pigment epitheliumSignalsPigment epithelium