2018
Implications of AMPK in the Formation of Epithelial Tight Junctions
Rowart P, Wu J, Caplan MJ, Jouret F. Implications of AMPK in the Formation of Epithelial Tight Junctions. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 2040. PMID: 30011834, PMCID: PMC6073107, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19072040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyPlasma membraneAMPK activationUbiquitous serine/threonine kinaseSerine/threonine kinaseBaso-lateral domainTight junctionsImplication of AMPKSelective paracellular permeabilityCell polarityThreonine kinaseDisruption of TJsProtein kinaseEnergy sensorTJ regulationΓ subunitMembrane componentsZO-1 distributionAssembly/AMPKEpithelial tight junctionsEssential roleZonula occludensKinaseEpithelial cells
2013
Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane
Jouret F, Wu J, Hull M, Rajendran V, Mayr B, Schöfl C, Geibel J, Caplan MJ. Activation of the Ca2+-sensing receptor induces deposition of tight junction components to the epithelial cell plasma membrane. Journal Of Cell Science 2013, 126: 5132-5142. PMID: 24013548, PMCID: PMC3828589, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.127555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyMDCK cellsStable transfectionFunction mutant formZO-1Tight junction components ZO-1G protein-coupled receptorsHuman CaSRCell-cell contactEpithelial cell plasma membranesMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCell plasma membraneStimulation of CaSRDivalent ion homeostasisCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsJunction-associated proteinsTight junction componentsEndogenous CaSRProtein kinasePlasma membraneIon homeostasisMutant formsChelator BAPTA-AMCell differentiation
2010
Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK)
Tang XX, Chen H, Yu S, Zhang L, Caplan MJ, Chan HC. Lymphocytes Accelerate Epithelial Tight Junction Assembly: Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK). PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e12343. PMID: 20808811, PMCID: PMC2925955, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTJ assemblyActivation of AMPKProtein kinaseEpithelial cellsCalcium switch experimentsEpithelial cell polaritySuppression of AMPKTight junction assemblyRole of AMPMadin-Darby canine kidney cellsCellular ATP levelsCanine kidney cellsTight junctionsCell polarityApicolateral borderJunction assemblyModel cell lineAMPK activationProper formationAdjacent epithelial cellsTJ formationChemical inhibitorsCalu-3 human airway epithelial cellsHuman airway epithelial cellsMDCK cells