Endothelial claudin: claudin-5/TMVCF constitutes tight junction strands in endothelial cells.
Endothelial claudin: claudin-5/TMVCF constitutes tight junction strands in endothelial cells.
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10.1083/jcb.147.1.185
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1999-10-04
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Tsukita S
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作者:
Morita K;Sasaki H;Furuse M;Tsukita S
Tight junctions (TJs) in endothelial cells are thought to determine vascular permeability. Recently, claudin-1 to -15 were identified as major components of TJ strands. Among these, claudin-5 (also called transmembrane protein deleted in velo-cardio-facial syndrome [TMVCF]) was expressed ubiquitously, even in organs lacking epithelial tissues, suggesting the possible involvement of this claudin species in endothelial TJs. We then obtained a claudin-6–specific polyclonal antibody and a polyclonal antibody that recognized both claudin-5/TMVCF and claudin-6. In the brain and lung, immunofluorescence microscopy with these polyclonal antibodies showed that claudin-5/TMVCF was exclusively concentrated at cell–cell borders of endothelial cells of all segments of blood vessels, but not at those of epithelial cells. Immunoreplica electron microscopy revealed that claudin-5/TMVCF was a component of TJ strands. In contrast, in the kidney, the claudin-5/TMVCF signal was restricted to endothelial cells of arteries, but was undetectable in those of veins and capillaries. In addition, in all other tissues we examined, claudin-5/TMVCF was specifically detected in endothelial cells of some segments of blood vessels, but not in epithelial cells. Furthermore, when claudin-5/TMVCF cDNA was introduced into mouse L fibroblasts, TJ strands were reconstituted that resembled those in endothelial cells in vivo, i.e., the extracellular face–associated TJs. These findings indicated that claudin-5/TMVCF is an endothelial cell–specific component of TJ strands.
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影响因子:
7.8
作者:
Furuse, M;Sasaki, H;Fujimoto, K;Tsukita, S
通讯作者:
Tsukita, S
影响因子:
7.8
作者:
Balda, M S;Whitney, J A;Flores, C;Gonzalez, S;Cereijido, M;Matter, K
通讯作者:
Matter, K
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.141.7.1539
发表时间:
1998-06-29
期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
影响因子:
--
作者:
Furuse M;Fujita K;Hiiragi T;Fujimoto K;Tsukita S
通讯作者:
Tsukita S
DOI:
10.1016/0165-3806(96)00117-4
发表时间:
1996-10-23
期刊:
DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH
影响因子:
--
作者:
Kniesel, U;Risau, W;Wolburg, H
通讯作者:
Wolburg, H
DOI:
10.1083/jcb.123.2.293
发表时间:
1993-10
期刊:
The Journal of cell biology
影响因子:
--
作者:
Balda MS;Gonzalez-Mariscal L;Matter K;Cereijido M;Anderson JM
通讯作者:
Anderson JM