2011
Schwann cell spectrins modulate peripheral nerve myelination
Susuki K, Raphael AR, Ogawa Y, Stankewich MC, Peles E, Talbot WS, Rasband MN. Schwann cell spectrins modulate peripheral nerve myelination. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 8009-8014. PMID: 21518878, PMCID: PMC3093478, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1019600108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSchwann cell cytoskeletonCell cytoskeletonΒII spectrinSubmembranous cytoskeletal proteinsNeuron-glia interactionsEfficient action potential propagationSchwann cellsMembrane proteinsCytoskeletal rearrangementsLoss of spectrinCytoskeletal proteinsNectin-like proteinsCell shapeContact sitesF-actinPeripheral nerve myelinationSpectrinPeripheral nerve developmentΑII-spectrinCytoskeletonProteinNerve myelinationNerve developmentMotor nervesCells
1996
Occludin is a functional component of the tight junction
McCarthy K, Skare I, Stankewich M, Furuse M, Tsukita S, Rogers R, Lynch R, Schneeberger E. Occludin is a functional component of the tight junction. Journal Of Cell Science 1996, 109: 2287-2298. PMID: 8886979, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.109.9.2287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological Transport, ActiveCadherinsCell LineCell Membrane PermeabilityChickensDNA, ComplementaryDogsElectric ImpedanceFreeze FracturingGene ExpressionImmunohistochemistryIsopropyl ThiogalactosideMannitolMembrane ProteinsOccludinPhosphoproteinsTight JunctionsTransfectionZonula Occludens-1 ProteinConceptsTight junction assemblyTight junction strandsJunction assemblyD-thiogalactosideSteady state transepithelial electrical resistanceLac repressor geneTight junctionsJunction strandsTransepithelial electrical resistanceZO-1Western blotRepressor geneNeoR clonesPlasma membraneConfocal laser scanning microscopyContact sitesFreeze-fracture analysisMDCK cellsVesicular structuresAqueous poresCell surfaceLaser scanning microscopyJunction activityCell membraneE-cadherin