Claudin complexities at the apical junctional complex
Ulrich Tepass
Ulrich Tepass is at the Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G5, Canada.
utepass@zoo.utoronto.ca
Chordate claudins are core components of tight junctions. By contrast, VAB-9, a nematode four-pass transmembrane protein related to claudins, localizes to adherens junctions and contributes to cell adhesion and actin−plasma membrane association.
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