2006
Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions
Luo Y, Fukuhara M, Weitzman M, Rizzolo LJ. Expression of JAM-A, AF-6, PAR-3 and PAR-6 during the assembly and remodeling of RPE tight junctions. Brain Research 2006, 1110: 55-63. PMID: 16859655, DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.059.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1990
The distribution of Na+,K+-ATPase in the retinal pigmented epithelium from chicken embryo is polarized in vivo but not in primary cell culture
Rizzolo L. The distribution of Na+,K+-ATPase in the retinal pigmented epithelium from chicken embryo is polarized in vivo but not in primary cell culture. Experimental Eye Research 1990, 51: 435-446. PMID: 2170160, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4835(90)90156-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasolateral plasma membranePlasma membranePrimary cell culturesPlasma membrane proteinsFunctional tight junctionsCultured RPEChicken embryosMatrix-coated filtersExtracellular matrix coatingCell culturesMembrane proteinsVesicular stomatitis virusMorphological polarityApical poleCultured cellsApical membraneEngelbreth-HolmJunctional complexesSwarm tumorEmbryonic eyeStomatitis virusATPaseBasolateral membraneSerum-free mediumTight junctions