Membrane polarity in epithelial cells: protein sorting and establishment of polarized domains
Caplan MJ. Membrane polarity in epithelial cells: protein sorting and establishment of polarized domains. American Journal Of Physiology 1997, 272: f425-f429. PMID: 9140041, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.1997.272.4.f425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransport proteinsEpithelial cellsDistinct surface domainsEpithelial cell typesProtein sortingBiological specializationCellular pathwaysPlasma membranePolarized epitheliumElegant networkMembrane polarityCell typesBasolateral surfaceDistinct populationsProteinBasolateral portionPhysiological propertiesSurface domainsCellsAbsolute prerequisiteDomainPlasmalemmaPathwaySortingMembrane