Tight junctions (blue dots) between cells are connected areas of the plasma membrane that stitch cells together. Adherens junctions (red dots) join the actin filaments of neighboring cells together.

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells, which form a barrier that defends the body from the outside ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

The lateral surfaces of epithelial cells also contain several other types of specialized junctions. Tight junctions form a seal between cells that is so strong that not even ions can pass across it.

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Our skin and mucous membranes protect us like vigilant sentinels against the onslaught of harmful pathogens. This extraordinary defense owes its strength to epithelial cells—specialized tissues woven ...

Protective borders between the brain and the blood weaken with ... part of the glue that seals adjoining epithelial cells, Shen and colleagues report. As these tight junctions deteriorated, more blood ...

Tight junctions regulate the passage of molecules ... of the cytoskeleton - in the organization of junctions between cells, and discovered that in its absence another form of actin, beta-actin ...