Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases
Caplan MJ, Seo-Mayer P, Zhang L. Epithelial junctions and polarity: complexes and kinases. Current Opinion In Nephrology & Hypertension 2008, 17: 506-512. PMID: 18695392, PMCID: PMC3057677, DOI: 10.1097/mnh.0b013e32830baaae.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cell polarityCell polarityEpithelial cell polarizationJunctional complexesIntercellular adhesion junctionsImportant physiological ramificationsCalcium-dependent adhesion proteinCell-cell contactCellular energy metabolismProtein complexesMembrane proteinsAdhesion junctionsPlasmalemmal domainsAdhesion proteinsCell polarizationPhysiological ramificationsEpithelial junctionsKinaseEnergy metabolismCharacteristic polarityEpithelial cellsProteinParacellular permeabilityNovel classComplexes