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.

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.

The outermost layer of our organs achieves this with specialized seals between the cells known as tight junctions. Tight junctions are much like a joint between floor or wall tiles. They are belts ...

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 ...

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 ...

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