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Rowshan N, Anjomshoa M, Farahzad A, Bijad E, Amini-Khoei H. Gut-brain barrier dysfunction bridge autistic-like behavior in mouse model of maternal separation stress: A behavioral, histopathological, and molecular study. Int J Dev Neurosci 2024; 84:314-327. [PMID: 38584149 DOI: 10.1002/jdn.10329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a fast-growing neurodevelopmental disorder throughout the world. Experiencing early life stresses (ELS) like maternal separation (MS) is associated with autistic-like behaviors. It has been proposed that disturbance in the gut-brain axis-mediated psychiatric disorders following MS. The role of disruption in the integrity of gut-brain barrier in ASD remains unclear. Addressing this knowledge gap, in this study we aimed to investigate role of the gut-brain barrier integrity in mediating autistic-like behaviors in mouse models of MS stress. To do this, mice neonates are separated daily from their mothers from postnatal day (PND) 2 to PND 14 for 3 hours. During PND58-60, behavioral tests related to autistic-like behaviors including three-chamber sociability, shuttle box, and resident-intruder tests were performed. Then, prefrontal cortex (PFC), hippocampus, and colon samples were dissected out for histopathological and molecular evaluations. Results showed that MS is associated with impaired sociability and social preference indexes, aggressive behaviors, and impaired passive avoidance memory. The gene expression of CLDN1 decreased in the colon, and the gene expression of CLDN5, CLDN12, and MMP9 increased in the PFC of the MS mice. MS is associated with decrease in the diameter of CA1 and CA3 areas of the hippocampus. In addition, MS led to histopathological changes in the colon. We concluded that, probably, disturbance in the gut-brain barrier integrities mediated the autistic-like behavior in MS stress in mice.
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- Negin Rowshan
- Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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Raya-Sandino A, Lozada-Soto KM, Rajagopal N, Garcia-Hernandez V, Luissint AC, Brazil JC, Cui G, Koval M, Parkos CA, Nangia S, Nusrat A. Claudin-23 reshapes epithelial tight junction architecture to regulate barrier function. Nat Commun 2023; 14:6214. [PMID: 37798277 PMCID: PMC10556055 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Claudin family tight junction proteins form charge- and size-selective paracellular channels that regulate epithelial barrier function. In the gastrointestinal tract, barrier heterogeneity is attributed to differential claudin expression. Here, we show that claudin-23 (CLDN23) is enriched in luminal intestinal epithelial cells where it strengthens the epithelial barrier. Complementary approaches reveal that CLDN23 regulates paracellular ion and macromolecule permeability by associating with CLDN3 and CLDN4 and regulating their distribution in tight junctions. Computational modeling suggests that CLDN23 forms heteromeric and heterotypic complexes with CLDN3 and CLDN4 that have unique pore architecture and overall net charge. These computational simulation analyses further suggest that pore properties are interaction-dependent, since differently organized complexes with the same claudin stoichiometry form pores with unique architecture. Our findings provide insight into tight junction organization and propose a model whereby different claudins combine to form multiple distinct complexes that modify epithelial barrier function by altering tight junction structure.
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- Arturo Raya-Sandino
- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emory + Children's Center for Cystic Fibrosis and Airways Disease Research, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Orlando BJ, Dominik PK, Roy S, Ogbu CP, Erramilli SK, Kossiakoff AA, Vecchio AJ. Development, structure, and mechanism of synthetic antibodies that target claudin and Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin complexes. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102357. [PMID: 35952760 PMCID: PMC9463536 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Strains of Clostridium perfringens produce a two-domain enterotoxin (CpE) that afflicts humans and domesticated animals, causing prevalent gastrointestinal illnesses. CpE’s C-terminal domain (cCpE) binds cell surface receptors, followed by a restructuring of its N-terminal domain to form a membrane-penetrating β-barrel pore, which is toxic to epithelial cells of the gut. The claudin family of membrane proteins are known receptors for CpE and also control the architecture and function of cell-cell contacts (tight junctions) that create barriers to intercellular molecular transport. CpE binding and assembly disables claudin barrier function and induces cytotoxicity via β-pore formation, disrupting gut homeostasis; however, a structural basis of this process and strategies to inhibit the claudin–CpE interactions that trigger it are both lacking. Here, we used a synthetic antigen-binding fragment (sFab) library to discover two sFabs that bind claudin-4 and cCpE complexes. We established these sFabs’ mode of molecular recognition and binding properties and determined structures of each sFab bound to claudin-4–cCpE complexes using cryo-EM. The structures reveal that the sFabs bind a shared epitope, but conform distinctly, which explains their unique binding equilibria. Mutagenesis of antigen/sFab interfaces observed therein result in binding changes, validating the structures, and uncovering the sFab’s targeting mechanism. From these insights, we generated a model for CpE’s claudin-bound β-pore that predicted sFabs would not prevent cytotoxicity, which we then verified in vivo. Taken together, this work demonstrates the development and mechanism of claudin/cCpE-binding sFabs that provide a framework and strategy for obstructing claudin/CpE assembly to treat CpE-linked gastrointestinal diseases.
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- Benjamin J Orlando
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588 USA.
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Ahlswede L, Siebenaller C, Junglas B, Hellmann N, Schneider D. Human Claudin-7 cis-Interactions Are Not Crucial for Membrane-Membrane (Trans-) Interactions. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:908383. [PMID: 35832741 PMCID: PMC9271825 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.908383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human Claudin-7 (Cldn7) is a member of the Claudin (Cldn) superfamily. In vivo, these proteins form tight junctions, which establish constricted connections between cells. Cldns oligomerize within the membrane plane (= cis-interaction), and also interact with Cldns from adjacent cells (= trans-interaction). Interactions of Cldns are typically studied in vivo and structural analyses of isolated Cldns are limited. Here, we describe heterologous expression in E. coli and purification of human Cldn7, enabling in vitro analyses of the isolated protein using detergent and model membrane systems. Cldn7 exists as a monomer, hexamer, and various higher oligomers in micelles. While only limited unfolding of the protein was observed in the presence of the anionic detergent sodium dodecyl sulfate, decreased ionic strength did affect Cldn7 cis-interactions. Furthermore, we identified two amino acids which mediate electrostatic cis-interactions and analyzed the impact of disturbed cis-interaction on trans-contacts via atomic force microscopy and monitoring Förster resonance energy transfer between fluorescently labeled Cldn7-containing proteoliposomes. Our results indicate that Cldn7 cis-oligomerization might not be a prerequisite for establishing trans-contacts.
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- Lena Ahlswede
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
- *Correspondence: Dirk Schneider,
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Maesaka F, Kuwada M, Horii S, Kishi S, Fujiwara-Tani R, Mori S, Fujii K, Mori T, Ohmori H, Owari T, Miyake M, Nakai Y, Tanaka N, Bhawal UK, Luo Y, Kondoh M, Fujimoto K, Kuniyasu H. Hypomethylation of CLDN4 Gene Promoter Is Associated with Malignant Phenotype in Urinary Bladder Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126516. [PMID: 35742959 PMCID: PMC9224287 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The tight junction (TJ) protein claudin-4 (CLDN4) is overexpressed in bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC) and correlates with cancer progression. However, the mechanism of CLDN4 upregulation and promotion of malignant phenotype is not clear. Here, we analyzed 157 cases of BUC and investigated the hypomethylation of CpG island in the CLDN4 promoter DNA and its correlation with cancer progression. In hypomethylated cases, CLDN4 expression, cell proliferation, stemness, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition were increased. Treatment of three human BUC cell lines with the demethylating agent aza-2′-deoxycytidine (AZA) led to excessive CLDN4 expression, and, specifically, to an increase in CLDN4 monomer that is not integrated into the TJ. The TJ-unintegrated CLDN4 was found to bind integrin β1 and increase stemness, drug resistance, and metastatic ability of the cells as well as show an anti-apoptosis effect likely via FAK phosphorylation, which reduces upon knockdown of CLDN4. Thus, CLDN4 is overexpressed in BUC by an epigenetic mechanism and the high expression enhances the malignant phenotype of BUC via increased levels of TJ-unintegrated CLDN4. CLDN4 promoter DNA methylation is expected to be a novel indicator of BUC malignant phenotype and a new therapeutic target.
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- Fumisato Maesaka
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
- Department of Pharmacology, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai 600077, India
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, China;
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- Drug Innovation Center, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 6-1 Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Osaka, Japan;
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- Department of Urology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8522, Nara, Japan; (T.O.); (M.M.); (Y.N.); (N.T.); (K.F.)
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- Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho, Kashihara 634-8521, Nara, Japan; (F.M.); (M.K.); (S.H.); (S.K.); (R.F.-T.); (S.M.); (K.F.); (T.M.); (H.O.); (U.K.B.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-744-22-3051; Fax: +81-744-25-7308
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Structural basis for Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin targeting of claudins at tight junctions in mammalian gut. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:2024651118. [PMID: 33876770 PMCID: PMC8053971 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2024651118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The bacterium Clostridium perfringens causes severe, sometimes lethal gastrointestinal disorders in humans, including enteritis and enterotoxemia. Type F strains produce an enterotoxin (CpE) that causes the third most common foodborne illness in the United States. CpE induces gut breakdown by disrupting barriers at cell-cell contacts called tight junctions (TJs), which are formed and maintained by claudins. Targeted binding of CpE to specific claudins, encoded by its C-terminal domain (cCpE), loosens TJ barriers to trigger molecular leaks between cells. Cytotoxicity results from claudin-bound CpE complexes forming pores in cell membranes. In mammalian tissues, ∼24 claudins govern TJ barriers-but the basis for CpE's selective targeting of claudins in the gut was undetermined. We report the structure of human claudin-4 in complex with cCpE, which reveals that enterotoxin targets a motif conserved in receptive claudins and how the motif imparts high-affinity CpE binding to these but not other subtypes. The structural basis of CpE targeting is supported by binding affinities, kinetics, and half-lives of claudin-enterotoxin complexes and by the cytotoxic effects of CpE on claudin-expressing cells. By correlating the binding residence times of claudin-CpE complexes we determined to claudin expression patterns in the gut, we uncover that the primary CpE receptors differ in mice and humans due to sequence changes in the target motif. These findings provide the molecular and structural element CpE employs for subtype-specific targeting of claudins during pathogenicity of C. perfringens in the gut and a framework for new strategies to treat CpE-based illnesses in domesticated mammals and humans.
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Liu B, Wang F, Chen L, Xin Y, Liu L, Wu D, Li W. Effects of High-Fat Diet on Carcinogen-Induced Pancreatic Cancer and Intestinal Microbiota in C57BL/6 Wild-Type Mice. Pancreas 2021; 50:564-570. [PMID: 33939670 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES High-fat diet has been considered a risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer. It is also shown to significantly impact composition and dysbiosis of gut microbiota in both humans and animals. However, there is little information on the effect of high-fat diet on the development of pancreatic cancer or upon the gut microbiota of patients with pancreatic cancer in humans or animal models. METHODS In this study, the effect of high-fat diet on cancer pathology and the gut microbiota was investigated by a carcinogen-induced pancreatic cancer mouse model. RESULTS Compared with carcinogen alone, mice with high-fat diet and carcinogen showed more obvious pathological changes in pancreatic tissue; increased levels of proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and carbohydrate antigen 242; and increased expression of cancer-associated biomarkers mucin-4 and claudin-4 in pancreatic tissue. Moreover, there is a significant change in the gut microbiota between the carcinogen group and the carcinogen with high-fat diet group. We identified that Johnsonella ignava especially existed in the carcinogen with high-fat diet group, which may contribute to pancreatic cancer development. CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed that high-fat diet changed the composition of the gut microbiota and was involved in carcinogen-induced pancreatic cancer progression.
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- Beibei Liu
- From the Department of Surgery, Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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Rajagopal N, Irudayanathan FJ, Nangia S. Computational Nanoscopy of Tight Junctions at the Blood-Brain Barrier Interface. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5583. [PMID: 31717316 PMCID: PMC6888702 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The selectivity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is primarily maintained by tight junctions (TJs), which act as gatekeepers of the paracellular space by blocking blood-borne toxins, drugs, and pathogens from entering the brain. The BBB presents a significant challenge in designing neurotherapeutics, so a comprehensive understanding of the TJ architecture can aid in the design of novel therapeutics. Unraveling the intricacies of TJs with conventional experimental techniques alone is challenging, but recently developed computational tools can provide a valuable molecular-level understanding of TJ architecture. We employed the computational methods toolkit to investigate claudin-5, a highly expressed TJ protein at the BBB interface. Our approach started with the prediction of claudin-5 structure, evaluation of stable dimer conformations and nanoscale assemblies, followed by the impact of lipid environments, and posttranslational modifications on these claudin-5 assemblies. These led to the study of TJ pores and barriers and finally understanding of ion and small molecule transport through the TJs. Some of these in silico, molecular-level findings, will need to be corroborated by future experiments. The resulting understanding can be advantageous towards the eventual goal of drug delivery across the BBB. This review provides key insights gleaned from a series of state-of-the-art nanoscale simulations (or computational nanoscopy studies) performed on the TJ architecture.
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
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Ziemens A, Sonntag SR, Wulfmeyer VC, Edemir B, Bleich M, Himmerkus N. Claudin 19 Is Regulated by Extracellular Osmolality in Rat Kidney Inner Medullary Collecting Duct Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20184401. [PMID: 31500238 PMCID: PMC6770061 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20184401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The inner medullary collecting duct (IMCD) is subject to severe changes in ambient osmolality and must either allow water transport or be able to seal the lumen against a very high osmotic pressure. We postulate that the tight junction protein claudin-19 is expressed in IMCD and that it takes part in epithelial adaptation to changing osmolality at different functional states. Presence of claudin-19 in rat IMCD was investigated by Western blotting and immunofluorescence. Primary cell culture of rat IMCD cells on permeable filter supports was performed under different osmotic culture conditions and after stimulation by antidiuretic hormone (AVP). Electrogenic transepithelial transport properties were measured in Ussing chambers. IMCD cells cultivated at 300 mosm/kg showed high transepithelial resistance, a cation selective paracellular pathway and claudin-19 was mainly located in the tight junction. Treatment by AVP increased cation selectivity but did not alter transepithelial resistance or claudin-19 subcellular localization. In contrast, IMCD cells cultivated at 900 mosm/kg had low transepithelial resistance, anion selectivity, and claudin-19 was relocated from the tight junctions to intracellular vesicles. The data shows osmolality-dependent transformation of IMCD epithelium from tight and sodium-transporting to leaky, with claudin-19 expression in the tight junction associated to tightness and cation selectivity under low osmolality.
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- Annalisa Ziemens
- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Halle, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Physiology, Christian-Albrecht-University Kiel, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 5, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
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Claudin-9 structures reveal mechanism for toxin-induced gut barrier breakdown. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:17817-17824. [PMID: 31434788 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1908929116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The human pathogenic bacterium Clostridium perfringens secretes an enterotoxin (CpE) that targets claudins through its C-terminal receptor-binding domain (cCpE). Isoform-specific binding by CpE causes dissociation of claudins and tight junctions (TJs), resulting in cytotoxicity and breakdown of the gut epithelial barrier. Here, we present crystal structures of human claudin-9 (hCLDN-9) in complex with cCpE at 3.2 and 3.3 Å. We show that hCLDN-9 is a high-affinity CpE receptor and that hCLDN-9-expressing cells undergo cell death when treated with CpE but not cCpE, which lacks its cytotoxic domain. Structures reveal cCpE-induced alterations to 2 epitopes known to enable claudin self-assembly and expose high-affinity interactions between hCLDN-9 and cCpE that explain isoform-specific recognition. These findings elucidate the molecular bases for hCLDN-9 selective ion permeability and binding by CpE, and provide mechanisms for how CpE disrupts gut homeostasis by dissociating claudins and TJs to affect epithelial adhesion and intercellular transport.
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Belardi B, Son S, Vahey MD, Wang J, Hou J, Fletcher DA. Claudin-4 reconstituted in unilamellar vesicles is sufficient to form tight interfaces that partition membrane proteins. J Cell Sci 2018; 132:jcs.221556. [PMID: 30209136 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.221556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Tight junctions have been hypothesized to act as molecular fences in the plasma membrane of epithelial cells, helping to form differentiated apical and basolateral domains. While this fence function is believed to arise from the interaction of four-pass transmembrane claudins, the complexity of tight junctions has made direct evidence of their role as a putative diffusion barrier difficult to obtain. Here, we address this challenge by reconstituting claudin-4 into giant unilamellar vesicles using microfluidic jetting. We find that reconstituted claudin-4 alone can form adhesive membrane interfaces without the accessory proteins that are present in vivo By controlling the molecular composition of the inner and outer leaflets of jetted vesicle membranes, we show that claudin-4-mediated interfaces can drive partitioning of extracellular membrane proteins with ectodomains as small as 5 nm but not of inner or outer leaflet lipids. Our findings indicate that homotypic interactions of claudins and their small size can contribute to the polarization of epithelial cells.
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- Brian Belardi
- Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Disease, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine & Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Disease, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Biophysics Program, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA .,Division of Biological Systems and Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.,Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Irudayanathan FJ, Wang X, Wang N, Willsey SR, Seddon IA, Nangia S. Self-Assembly Simulations of Classic Claudins—Insights into the Pore Structure, Selectivity, and Higher Order Complexes. J Phys Chem B 2018; 122:7463-7474. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.8b03842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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- Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States
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Lodemann U, Amasheh S, Radloff J, Kern M, Bethe A, Wieler LH, Pieper R, Zentek J, Aschenbach JR. Effects of Ex Vivo Infection with ETEC on Jejunal Barrier Properties and Cytokine Expression in Probiotic-Supplemented Pigs. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:922-933. [PMID: 27995406 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4413-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are involved in piglet post-weaning diarrhea. Prophylactic measures including probiotics have been examined in infection experiments with live piglets. In the present study, we have tested whether the early effects of ETEC infection can also be evoked and studied in a model in which ETEC is added to whole mucosal tissues ex vivo, and whether this response can be modulated by prior supplementation of the piglets with probiotics. METHODS Jejunal barrier and transport properties of Enterococcus faecium-supplemented or control piglets were assessed in Ussing chambers. Part of the epithelia was challenged with an ETEC strain at the mucosal side. Fluxes of fluorescein as a marker of paracellular permeability, and the expression of selected tight junction (TJ) proteins and of proinflammatory cytokines were measured. RESULTS The addition of ETEC ex vivo induced an increase in transepithelial resistance peaking in the first 2 h with a concomitant reduction in fluorescein fluxes, indicating tightening effects on barrier function. The response of short-circuit current after stimulation with PGE2 or glucose was reduced in epithelia treated with ETEC. ETEC induced a decrease in the TJ protein claudin-4 in the control diet group after 280 min and an increase in the mRNA expression of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin-8 and TNF-α in both groups after 180 min. CONCLUSIONS The addition of ETEC ex vivo affected barrier function and transport properties of the jejunal tissues and enhanced cytokine expression. The differences in claudin-4 expression in the jejunum might indicate a beneficial effect of E. faecium prefeeding.
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- Ulrike Lodemann
- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology and Epizootics, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany.,Robert Koch Institute, Nordufer 20, 13302, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Animal Nutrition, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 49, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Veterinary Physiology, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163, Berlin, Germany
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Laghaei R, Yu ASL, Coalson RD. Water and ion permeability of a claudin model: A computational study. Proteins 2016; 84:305-15. [PMID: 26650625 DOI: 10.1002/prot.24969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2015] [Revised: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 11/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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At present, the three-dimensional structure of the multimeric paracellular claudin pore is unknown. Using extant biophysical data concerning the size of the pore and permeation of water and cations through it, two three-dimensional models of the pore are constructed in silico. Molecular Dynamics (MD) calculations are then performed to compute water and sodium ion permeation fluxes under the influence of applied hydrostatic pressure. Comparison to experiment is made, under the assumption that the hydrostatic pressure applied in the simulations is equivalent to osmotic pressure induced in experimental measurements of water/ion permeability. One model, in which pore-lining charged is distributed evenly over a selectivity filter section 10-16 Å in length, is found to be generally consistent with experimental data concerning the dependence of water and ion permeation on channel pore diameter, pore length, and the sign and magnitude of pore lining charge. The molecular coupling mechanism between water and ion flow under conditions where hydrostatic pressure is applied is computationally elucidated.
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- Rozita Laghaei
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260
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- Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260
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Liu F, Koval M, Ranganathan S, Fanayan S, Hancock WS, Lundberg EK, Beavis RC, Lane L, Duek P, McQuade L, Kelleher NL, Baker MS. Systems Proteomics View of the Endogenous Human Claudin Protein Family. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:339-59. [PMID: 26680015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Claudins are the major transmembrane protein components of tight junctions in human endothelia and epithelia. Tissue-specific expression of claudin members suggests that this protein family is not only essential for sustaining the role of tight junctions in cell permeability control but also vital in organizing cell contact signaling by protein-protein interactions. How this protein family is collectively processed and regulated is key to understanding the role of junctional proteins in preserving cell identity and tissue integrity. The focus of this review is to first provide a brief overview of the functional context, on the basis of the extensive body of claudin biology research that has been thoroughly reviewed, for endogenous human claudin members and then ascertain existing and future proteomics techniques that may be applicable to systematically characterizing the chemical forms and interacting protein partners of this protein family in human. The ability to elucidate claudin-based signaling networks may provide new insight into cell development and differentiation programs that are crucial to tissue stability and manipulation.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, and Department of Cell Biology, Emory University School of Medicine , 205 Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, 615 Michael Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, United States
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- Barnett Institute and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- SciLifeLab, School of Biotechnology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) , SE-171 21 Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba , 744 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3, Canada
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- SIB-Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics , CMU - Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- SIB-Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics , CMU - Rue Michel-Servet 1, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Molecular Biosciences, and Proteomics Center of Excellence, Northwestern University , 2145 North Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Varedi M, Pajouhi N, Owji M, Naghibalhossaini F, Omrani GHR. Differential modulation of claudin 4 expression and myosin light chain phosphorylation by thyroid function in lung injury. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2015; 11:797-804. [PMID: 26619308 DOI: 10.1111/crj.12418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2015] [Revised: 09/27/2015] [Accepted: 11/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Trauma and ventilator-induced lung injury is often associated with endothelial-epithelial barriers breakdown, which may lead to multiple system organ failure (MSOF) and death in critically ill patients. Although molecular mechanism involved in MSOF is not known, junctional opening is believed to happen. In vitro, thyroid hormones inhibit myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation and may, thus, inhibit cellular contraction and junctional opening. Trauma is also associated with tissue hypo-thyroid state. Therefore, we examined the effects of thyroid function on expression of phospho-MLC (pp-MLC) and claudin 4 (Clud4), key proteins involved in regulation of junctional tightness, in lung injury. METHODS Rats were rendered hypo-thyroid (Hypo) or hyperthyroid (Hyper) by adding methimazole or levo-thyroxine, respectively, to their drinking water. Untreated euthyroid (Eue) animals were used as control. Lung pp-MLC and Clud4 proteins were assessed by western blotting and in situ immunodetection, respectively. Lung injury was induced by high tidal volume mechanical ventilation. RESULTS Lung injury was significantly enhanced in Hypo animals and attenuated in Hyper animals. Parallel changes in expression of lung pp-MLC were detected. Alterations in lung histomorphology correlated with the level of pp-MLC. Expression of alveolar and bronchiolar Clud4 protein was differentially affected by the state of thyroid gland. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that thyroid function plays significant role in lung injury perhaps by modulating expression of the proteins involved in junctional tightness. Besides, they strongly support the idea that the tissue hypo-thyroid state may contribute to endothelial-epithelial barriers breakdown associated with trauma.
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- Masoumeh Varedi
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrine/Metabolism Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Gong Y, Renigunta V, Zhou Y, Sunq A, Wang J, Yang J, Renigunta A, Baker LA, Hou J. Biochemical and biophysical analyses of tight junction permeability made of claudin-16 and claudin-19 dimerization. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:4333-46. [PMID: 26446843 PMCID: PMC4666130 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e15-06-0422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Comprehensive biochemical, biophysical, genetic, and electron microscopic analyses of claudin-16 and -19 interactions show how claudin interaction can influence tight junction permeability and tight junction architecture. The molecular nature of tight junction architecture and permeability is a long-standing mystery. Here, by comprehensive biochemical, biophysical, genetic, and electron microscopic analyses of claudin-16 and -19 interactions—two claudins that play key polygenic roles in fatal human renal disease, FHHNC—we found that 1) claudin-16 and -19 form a stable dimer through cis association of transmembrane domains 3 and 4; 2) mutations disrupting the claudin-16 and -19 cis interaction increase tight junction ultrastructural complexity but reduce tight junction permeability; and 3) no claudin hemichannel or heterotypic channel made of claudin-16 and -19 trans interaction can exist. These principles can be used to artificially alter tight junction permeabilities in various epithelia by manipulating selective claudin interactions. Our study also emphasizes the use of a novel recording approach based on scanning ion conductance microscopy to resolve tight junction permeabilities with submicrometer precision.
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- Yongfeng Gong
- Department of Internal Medicine-Renal Division, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Renal Division, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Renal Division, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Renal Division, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110
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- University Children's Hospital, University of Marburg, D-35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 )
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- Department of Internal Medicine-Renal Division, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 Center for Investigation of Membrane Excitability Diseases, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO 63110 )
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Probing the cis-arrangement of prototype tight junction proteins claudin-1 and claudin-3. Biochem J 2015; 468:449-58. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20150148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Claudins, tetraspan transmembrane proteins forming tight junction strands, regulate the paracellular pathway of epithelia. FRET experiments were carried out on claudin-1 and claudin-3 to determine strand architecture. Results are consistent with an antiparallel double-row arrangement within each membrane.
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Markov AG, Aschenbach JR, Amasheh S. Claudin clusters as determinants of epithelial barrier function. IUBMB Life 2015; 67:29-35. [PMID: 25788154 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Claudins are tetraspan tight junction proteins which have been attributed to primarily determine epithelial barrier function in a wide variety of different organs and tissues. Among this protein family with currently 27 members, single claudins contribute in an organ- and tissue-specific manner to defined properties such as cation-, anion- or water-selective pore functions, sealing functions or ambiguous functions. As the size of tight junction strand particles visualized by freeze-fracture electron microscopy have a diameter of approximately 10 nm, multimeric assembly of tight junction proteins appears to be a basic principle for barrier formation. Moreover, expression patterns of different tissues showed that single claudins appear to specifically co-localize with other claudins, which indicates a cluster formation within tight junction strand particles with a fixed stoichiometry. This review provides a critical view on the current understanding of tight junction protein co-localization within strands. We analyze how tissue specific differences of claudin functions could be dependent on their specific partners for barrier formation. Furthermore, a model of claudin clusters as structural and functional units within tight junction strands is provided.
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- Alexander G Markov
- Department of General Physiology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia
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Trubitt RT, Rabeneck DB, Bujak JK, Bossus MC, Madsen SS, Tipsmark CK. Transepithelial resistance and claudin expression in trout RTgill-W1 cell line: effects of osmoregulatory hormones. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2014; 182:45-52. [PMID: 25490293 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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In the present study, we examined the trout gill cell line RTgill-W1 as a possible tool for in vitro investigation of epithelial gill function in fish. After seeding in transwells, transepithelial resistance (TER) increased until reaching a plateau after 1-2 days (20-80Ω⋅cm(2)), which was then maintained for more than 6 days. Tetrabromocinnamic acid, a known stimulator of TER via casein kinase II inhibition, elevated TER in the cell line to 125% of control values after 2 and 6h. Treatment with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid induced a decrease in TER to <15% of pre-treatment level. Cortisol elevated TER after 12-72 h in a concentration-dependent manner, and this increase was antagonized by growth hormone (Gh). The effects of three osmoregulatory hormones, Gh, prolactin, and cortisol, on the mRNA expression of three tight junction proteins were examined: claudin-10e (Cldn-10e), Cldn-30, and zonula occludens-1 (Zo-1). The expression of cldn-10e was stimulated by all three hormones but with the strongest effect of Gh (50-fold). cldn-30 expression was stimulated especially by cortisol (20-fold) and also by Gh (4-fold). Finally, zo-1 was unresponsive to hormone treatment. Western blot analysis detected Cldn-10e and Cldn-30 immunoreactive proteins of expected molecular weight in samples from rainbow trout gills but not from RTgill-W1 cultures, possibly due to low expression levels. Collectively, these results show that the RTgill-W1 cell layers have tight junctions between cells, are sensitive to hormone treatments, and may provide a useful model for in vitro study of some in vivo gill phenomena.
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- Rebecca T Trubitt
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA; Department of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA.
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Li X, Iida M, Tada M, Watari A, Kawahigashi Y, Kimura Y, Yamashita T, Ishii-Watabe A, Uno T, Fukasawa M, Kuniyasu H, Yagi K, Kondoh M. Development of an anti-claudin-3 and -4 bispecific monoclonal antibody for cancer diagnosis and therapy. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2014; 351:206-13. [PMID: 25118216 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.114.216911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Most malignant tumors are derived from epithelium, and claudin (CLDN)-3 and CLDN-4 are frequently overexpressed in such tumors. Although antibodies have potential in cancer diagnostics and therapy, development of antibodies against CLDNs has been difficult because the extracellular domains of CLDNs are too small and there is high homology among human, rat, and mouse sequences. Here, we created a monoclonal antibody that recognizes human CLDN-3 and CLDN-4 by immunizing rats with a plasmid vector encoding human CLDN-4. A hybridoma clone that produced a rat monoclonal antibody recognizing both CLDN-3 and -4 (clone 5A5) was obtained from a hybridoma screen by using CLDN-3- and -4-expressing cells; 5A5 did not bind to CLDN-1-, -2-, -5-, -6-, -7-, or -9-expressing cells. Fluorescence-conjugated 5A5 injected into xenograft mice bearing human cancer MKN74 or LoVo cells could visualize the tumor cells. The human-rat chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody (xi5A5) activated FcγRIIIa in the presence of CLDN-3- or -4-expressing cells, indicating that xi5A5 may exert antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. Administration of xi5A5 attenuated tumor growth in xenograft mice bearing MKN74 or LoVo cells. These results suggest that 5A5 shows promise in the development of a diagnostic and therapeutic antibody for cancers.
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- Xiangru Li
- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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- Laboratories of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry (X.L., M.I., A.W., Y.Ka., Y.Ki., K.Y., M.K.) and Analytical Chemistry (T.Y., T.U.), Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; Division of Biological Chemistry and Biologicals, National Institutes of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (M.T., A.I.-W.); Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (M.F.); and Department of Molecular Pathology, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan (H.K.)
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Jia W, Lu R, Martin TA, Jiang WG. The role of claudin-5 in blood-brain barrier (BBB) and brain metastases (review). Mol Med Rep 2013; 9:779-85. [PMID: 24366267 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2013.1875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Metastatic brain tumours are frequently observed in patients with lung, breast and malignant melanoma and a severe complication of metastatic cancers. With improved primary cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, patients are now living longer following initial treatment, compared with previous treatments. Brain metastasis (BM) remains a significant clinical issue. Since BM represents a major therapeutic challenge, it is vital that the mechanisms of interaction between tumour cells and the blood‑brain barrier (BBB), as well as the method by which tumour cells establish metastatic tumours in the brain, are understood. A key step in BM is the interaction and penetration of the BBB by cancer cells. The BBB consists of endothelial cells, pericytes, astrocytes and a number of molecular structures between these cells. The BBB relies on the tight junctions (TJs) that are present between the endothelial cells of the brain capillaries to provide a closed environment for the brain. TJs comprise a number of proteins, including occludin, claudins and junctional adhesion molecules (JAMs). Among them, claudins are the key integral proteins that regulate BBB permeability. It has previously been shown that claudin‑5, not only regulates paracellular ionic selectivity, but also plays a role in the regulation of tumour cell motility, suggesting that TJs and claudin‑5 contribute to the control of BM. This study reviews the role of claudin‑5 in the regulation of BBB permeability during the brain metastatic process.
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- Wang Jia
- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, P.R. China
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- Cardiff University‑Capital Medical University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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- Cardiff University‑Capital Medical University Joint Centre for Biomedical Research, Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK
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Epithelial transport relies on the proper function and regulation of the tight junction (TJ), other-wise uncontrolled paracellular leakage of solutes and water would occur. They also act as a fence against mixing of membrane proteins of the apical and basolateral side. The proteins determining paracellular transport consist of four transmembrane regions, intracellular N and C terminals, one intracellular and two extracellular loops (ECLs). The ECLs interact laterally and with counterparts of the neighboring cell and by this achieve a general sealing function. Two TJ protein families can be distinguished, claudins, comprising 27 members in mammals, and TJ-associated MARVEL proteins (TAMP), comprising occludin, tricellulin, and MarvelD3. They are linked to a multitude of TJ-associated regulatory and scaffolding proteins. The major TJ proteins are classified according to the physiological role they play in enabling or preventing paracellular transport. Many TJ proteins have sealing functions (claudins 1, 3, 5, 11, 14, 19, and tricellulin). In contrast, a significant number of claudins form channels across TJs which feature selectivity for cations (claudins 2, 10b, and 15), anions (claudin-10a and -17), or are permeable to water (claudin-2). For several TJ proteins, function is yet unclear as their effects on epithelial barriers are inconsistent (claudins 4, 7, 8, 16, and occludin). TJs undergo physiological and pathophysiological regulation by altering protein composition or abundance. Major pathophysiological conditions which involve changes in TJ protein composition are (1) effects of pathogens binding to TJ proteins, (2) altered TJ protein composition during inflammation and infection, and (3) altered TJ protein expression in cancers.
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- Dorothee Günzel
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Charité, Universtätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Freie Universität/Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany
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Simske JS. Claudins reign: The claudin/EMP/PMP22/γ channel protein family in C. elegans. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e25502. [PMID: 24665403 PMCID: PMC3879130 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.25502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The claudin family of integral membrane proteins was identified as the major protein component of the tight junctions in all vertebrates. Since their identification, claudins, and their associated pfam00822 superfamily of proteins have been implicated in a wide variety of cellular processes. Claudin homologs have been identified in invertebrates as well, including Drosophila and C. elegans. Recent studies demonstrate that the C. elegans claudins, clc-1-clc- 5, and similar proteins in the greater PMP22/EMP/claudin/voltage-gated calcium channel γ subunit family, including nsy-4, and vab-9, while highly divergent at a sequence level from each other and from the vertebrate claudins, in many cases play roles similar to those traditionally assigned to their vertebrate homologs. These include regulating cell adhesion and passage of small molecules through the paracellular space, channel activity, protein aggregation, sensitivity to pore-forming toxins, intercellular signaling, cell fate specification and dynamic changes in cell morphology. Study of claudin superfamily proteins in C. elegans should continue to provide clues as to how claudin family protein function has been adapted to perform diverse functions at specialized cell-cell contacts in metazoans.
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Van Itallie CM, Anderson JM. Claudin interactions in and out of the tight junction. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e25247. [PMID: 24665401 PMCID: PMC3875638 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.25247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Claudins form the paracellular tight junction seal in epithelial tissues. Although there is still limited information on how these proteins are organized at the junction, a number of recent studies have provided useful insights both into claudin-claudin interactions and into interactions between claudins and other proteins. The focus of this review is to summarize recent information about claudin interactions and to identify critical unanswered questions about claudin organization and tight junction structure which will be required to understand claudin function.
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- Christina M Van Itallie
- Laboratory of Tight Junction Structure and Function; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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- Laboratory of Tight Junction Structure and Function; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD USA
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Hou J. A connected tale of claudins from the renal duct to the sensory system. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e24968. [PMID: 24533254 PMCID: PMC3867513 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.24968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 05/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Claudins are tight junction membrane proteins that regulate paracellular permeability to ions and solutes in many physiological systems. The electric property of claudin is the most interesting and pertains to two important organ functions: the renal and sensorineural functions. The kidney comprises of three major segments of epithelial tubules with different paracellular permeabilities: the proximal tubule (PT), the thick acending limb of Henle’s loop (TALH) and the collecting duct (CD). Claudins act as ion channels allowing selective permeation of Na+ in the PT, Ca2+ and Mg2+ in the TALH and Cl− in the CD. The inner ear, on the other hand, expresses claudins as a barrier to block K+ permeation between endolymph and perilymph. The permeability properties of claudins in different organs can be attributed to claudin interaction within the cell membrane and between neighboring cells. The first extracellular loop of claudins contains determinants of paracellular ionic permeability. While analogous to transmembrane ion channels in many ways, the biophysical and biochemical properties of claudin based paracellular channels remain to be fully characterized.
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- Jianghui Hou
- Washington University Renal Division; St. Louis, MO USA
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Gonçalves A, Ambrósio AF, Fernandes R. Regulation of claudins in blood-tissue barriers under physiological and pathological states. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e24782. [PMID: 24665399 PMCID: PMC3867514 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.24782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Claudins are pivotal building blocks of tight junctions that form the paracellular barrier in epithelia and endothelia. In mammals, claudins are a 27-gene family that encodes tetraspan membrane proteins, playing a crucial role in the formation and integrity of tight junctions and regulate the barrier function. Claudin isoforms are expressed in a tissue- and/or developmental stage-dependent manner. A growing body of evidence indicates that pathological states characterized by neuroinflammation, such as Alzheimer disease, multiple sclerosis, diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity share a common feature: the barrier breakdown. This review aims integrating and summarizing the most relevant and recent work developed in the field of claudins, with particular attention to their role in blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers, as well as describing their regulation in the aforementioned human diseases.
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- Andreia Gonçalves
- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; IBILI - Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; University of Coimbra; Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences; IBILI; Faculty of Medicine; University of Coimbra; Coimbra, Portugal ; AIBILI; Coimbra, Portugal
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; IBILI - Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences; Faculty of Medicine; University of Coimbra; Coimbra, Portugal ; Centre of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences; IBILI; Faculty of Medicine; University of Coimbra; Coimbra, Portugal
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Bonander N, Jamshad M, Oberthür D, Clare M, Barwell J, Hu K, Farquhar MJ, Stamataki Z, Harris HJ, Dierks K, Dafforn TR, Betzel C, McKeating JA, Bill RM. Production, purification and characterization of recombinant, full-length human claudin-1. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64517. [PMID: 23704991 PMCID: PMC3660353 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The transmembrane domain proteins of the claudin superfamily are the major structural components of cellular tight junctions. One family member, claudin-1, also associates with tetraspanin CD81 as part of a receptor complex that is essential for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection of the liver. To understand the molecular basis of claudin-1/CD81 association we previously produced and purified milligram quantities of functional, full-length CD81, which binds a soluble form of HCV E2 glycoprotein (sE2). Here we report the production, purification and characterization of claudin-1. Both yeast membrane-bound and detergent-extracted, purified claudin-1 were antigenic and recognized by specific antibodies. Analytical ultracentrifugation demonstrated that extraction with n-octyl-β-d-glucopyranoside yielded monodispersed, dimeric pools of claudin-1 while extraction with profoldin-8 or n-decylphosphocholine yielded a dynamic mixture of claudin-1 oligomers. Neither form bound sE2 in line with literature expectations, while further functional analysis was hampered by the finding that incorporation of claudin-1 into proteoliposomes rendered them intractable to study. Dynamic light scattering demonstrated that claudin-1 oligomers associate with CD81 in vitro in a defined molar ratio of 1∶2 and that complex formation was enhanced by the presence of cholesteryl hemisuccinate. Attempts to assay the complex biologically were limited by our finding that claudin-1 affects the properties of proteoliposomes. We conclude that recombinant, correctly-folded, full-length claudin-1 can be produced in yeast membranes, that it can be extracted in different oligomeric forms that do not bind sE2 and that a dynamic preparation can form a specific complex with CD81 in vitro in the absence of any other cellular components. These findings pave the way for the structural characterization of claudin-1 alone and in complex with CD81.
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- Nicklas Bonander
- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Koval M. Differential pathways of claudin oligomerization and integration into tight junctions. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e24518. [PMID: 24665398 PMCID: PMC3867512 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.24518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 03/30/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Tight junctions are the critical intercellular structure required to establish an epithelial barrier. Among the several classes of proteins required to form tight junctions are the tetraspan transmembrane proteins known as claudins that directly determine paracellular permeability. Considerable progress has been made in understanding how incorporation of different claudins into tight junctions increase or decrease paracellular permeability and ion selectivity. However, it has proven difficult to identify discrete steps in claudin assembly and whether claudins exist in distinct oligomerization states prior to tight junction assembly. Studies of homomeric and heteromeric claudin-claudin interactions using complementary techniques suggest a diversity of pathways used by different claudins to oligomerize and integrate into tight junctions.
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- Michael Koval
- Division of Pulmonary Allergy and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Cell Biology; Emory University School of Medicine; Atlanta, GA USA
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Claudins are tight junction membrane proteins that are expressed in epithelia and endothelia and form paracellular barriers and pores that determine tight junction permeability. This review summarizes our current knowledge of this large protein family and discusses recent advances in our understanding of their structure and physiological functions.
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- Dorothee Günzel
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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A principal role of tight junctions is to seal the apical intercellular space and limit paracellular flux of ions and molecules. Despite the fact that tight junctions form heavily cross-linked structures, functional studies have fostered the hypothesis that the tight junction barrier is dynamic and defined by opening and closing events. However, it has been impossible to directly measure tight junction barrier function with sufficient resolution to detect such events. Nevertheless, recent electrophysiological and sieving studies have provided tremendous insight into the presence of at least two pathways of trans-tight junction flux: a high-capacity ion-selective "pore" pathway and a low-capacity "leak" pathway that allows the passage of macromolecules. Furthermore, it is now known that the tight junction molecular structure is highly dynamic and that dynamics are correlated with barrier function. Taken together, these data support a dynamic model of tight junction conductance and suggest that regulation of tight junction openings and closings may provide sensitive means of barrier regulation.
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Claudins are tight junction membrane proteins that regulate paracellular permeability of renal epithelia to small ions, solutes, and water. Claudins interact within the cell membrane and between neighboring cells to form tight junction strands and constitute both the paracellular barrier and the pore. The first extracellular domain of claudins is thought to be the pore-lining domain and contains the determinants of charge selectivity. Multiple claudins are expressed in different nephron segments; such differential expression likely determines the permeability properties of each segment. Recent evidence has identified claudin-2 as constituting the cation-reabsorptive pathway in the proximal tubule; claudin-14, -16, and -19 as forming a complex that regulates calcium transport in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle; and claudin-4, -7, and -8 as determinants of collecting duct chloride permeability. Mutations in claudin-16 and -19 cause familial hypercalciuric hypomagnesemia with nephrocalcinosis. The roles of other claudins in kidney diseases remain to be fully elucidated.
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- Jianghui Hou
- Renal Division, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA
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Watari A, Yagi K, Kondoh M. A simple reporter assay for screening claudin-4 modulators. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 426:454-60. [PMID: 22960168 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.08.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Claudin-4, a member of a tetra-transmembrane protein family that comprises 27 members, is a key functional and structural component of the tight junction-seal in mucosal epithelium. Modulation of the claudin-4-barrier for drug absorption is now of research interest. Disruption of the claudin-4-seal occurs during inflammation. Therefore, claudin-4 modulators (repressors and inducers) are promising candidates for drug development. However, claudin-4 modulators have never been fully developed. Here, we attempted to design a screening system for claudin-4 modulators by using a reporter assay. We prepared a plasmid vector coding a claudin-4 promoter-driven luciferase gene and established stable reporter gene-expressing cells. We identified thiabendazole, carotene and curcumin as claudin-4 inducers, and potassium carbonate as a claudin-4 repressor by using the reporter cells. They also increased or decreased, respectively, the integrity of the tight junction-seal in Caco-2 cells. This simple reporter system will be a powerful tool for the development of claudin-4 modulators.
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- Akihiro Watari
- Laboratory of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Method for recovery and immunoaffinity enrichment of membrane proteins illustrated with metastatic ovarian cancer tissues. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS 2012; 2012:838630. [PMID: 22919487 PMCID: PMC3418661 DOI: 10.1155/2012/838630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Integral membrane proteins play key biological roles in cell signaling, transport, and pathogen invasion. However, quantitative clinical assays for this critical class of proteins remain elusive and are generally limited to serum-soluble extracellular fragments. Furthermore, classic proteomic approaches to membrane protein analysis typically involve proteolytic digestion of the soluble pieces, resulting in separation of intra- and extracellular segments and significant informational loss. In this paper, we describe the development of a new method for the quantitative extraction of intact integral membrane proteins (including GPCRs) from solid metastatic ovarian tumors using pressure cycling technology in combination with a new (ProteoSolve-TD) buffer system. This new extraction buffer is compatible with immunoaffinity methods (e.g., ELISA and immunoaffinity chromatography), as well as conventional proteomic techniques (e.g., 2D gels, western blots). We demonstrate near quantitative recovery of membrane proteins EDG2, EDG4, FASLG, KDR, and LAMP-3 by western blots. We have also adapted commercial ELISAs for serum-soluble membrane protein fragments (e.g., sVEGFR2) to measure the tissue titers of their transmembrane progenitors. Finally, we demonstrate the compatibility of the new buffers with immunoaffinity enrichment/mass spectrometric characterization of tissue proteins.
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Pathological changes in tight junctions and potential applications into therapies. Drug Discov Today 2012; 17:727-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2012.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 01/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Matsuhisa K, Kondoh M, Suzuki H, Yagi K. Comparison of mucosal absorption-enhancing activity between a claudin-3/-4 binder and a broadly specific claudin binder. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 423:229-33. [PMID: 22659740 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 05/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intercellular spaces between adjacent mucosal epithelial cells are sealed by tight junctions (TJs) that prevent the free movement of solutes across the epithelium. Claudins (CLs), a family of 27 integral membrane proteins, are essential components for TJ seals. We previously used a CL-3/-4 binder, the C-terminal fragment of Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (C-CPE), to show that CL modulation is a promising method to enhance mucosal absorption. Recently, by using a C-CPE mutant library, we developed a CL binder (m19) with broad specificity to CL-1, -2, -4, and -5. Here, we compared the mucosal absorption-enhancing activity of C-CPE and m19. Both CL binders enhanced jejunal absorption of dextran with a molecular mass of 4000 and 150,000 Da and nasal absorption of dextran with a mass of 4000 Da but not 150,000 Da in rats. Although both binders showed similar nasal absorption-enhancing activity of dextran (4000 Da), m19 exhibited a more potent jejunal absorption-enhancing effect than that of C-CPE. These findings suggest that mucosal absorption-enhancing activity may be modified by modulating CL specificity.
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- Koji Matsuhisa
- Laboratory of Bio-Functional Molecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Kondoh M, Takahashi A, Yagi K. Spiral progression in the development of absorption enhancers based on the biology of tight junctions. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2012; 64:515-22. [PMID: 21802464 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2011] [Revised: 06/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Epithelium covers the body and, therefore, separates the inner body from the outside environment. Passage across the epithelium is the first step in drug absorption. Tight junctions (TJs) seal the space between adjacent epithelial cells and prevent the free movement of solutes through the paracellular space. Modulation of the epithelial barrier is the most important strategy for enhancing drug absorption. Development of the strategy has accelerated with progress in understanding of the biology of the TJ seal. The first-generation absorption enhancers were screened on the basis of their absorption-enhancing activity in vivo. However, TJs were not well understood initially. The identification of TJ components, including those based on occludin and claudins, has led to the development of new strategies for drug absorption. Accumulation of knowledge of claudins has provided new insights into the paracellular transport of drugs. This review examines the relationship between advances in understanding of TJ biology and paracellular transport of drugs and discusses progress in the development of mucosal absorption enhancers.
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Takahashi A, Saito Y, Kondoh M, Matsushita K, Krug SM, Suzuki H, Tsujino H, Li X, Aoyama H, Matsuhisa K, Uno T, Fromm M, Hamakubo T, Yagi K. Creation and biochemical analysis of a broad-specific claudin binder. Biomaterials 2012; 33:3464-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2011] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The physiology of paracellular permeation of ions and solutes in the kidney is pivotally important but poorly understood. Claudins are the key components of the paracellular pathway. Defects in claudin function result in a broad range of renal diseases, including hypomagnesemia, hypercalciuria and nephrolithiasis. This review describes recent findings on the physiological function of claudins underlying paracellular transport mechanisms with a focus on renal Ca(2+) handling. We have uncovered a molecular mechanism underlying paracellular Ca(2+) transport in the thick ascending limb of Henle (TAL) that involves the functional interplay of three important claudin genes: claudin-14, -16 and -19, all of which are associated with human kidney diseases with hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis and bone mineral loss. The Ca(2+) sensing receptor (CaSR) signaling in the kidney has long been a mystery. By analyzing small non-coding RNA molecules in the kidney, we have uncovered a novel microRNA based signaling pathway downstream of CaSR that directly regulates claudin-14 gene expression and establishes the claudin-14 molecule as a key regulator for renal Ca(2+) homeostasis. The molecular cascade of CaSR-microRNAs-claudins forms a regulatory loop to maintain proper Ca(2+) homeostasis in the kidney.
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- Jianghui Hou
- Renal Division, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.
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Piontek J, Fritzsche S, Cording J, Richter S, Hartwig J, Walter M, Yu D, Turner JR, Gehring C, Rahn HP, Wolburg H, Blasig IE. Elucidating the principles of the molecular organization of heteropolymeric tight junction strands. Cell Mol Life Sci 2011; 68:3903-18. [PMID: 21533891 PMCID: PMC4336547 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-011-0680-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Paracellular barrier properties of tissues are mainly determined by the composition of claudin heteropolymers. To analyze the molecular organization of tight junctions (TJ), we investigated the ability of claudins (Cld) to form homo- and heteromers. Cld1, -2, -3, -5, and -12 expressed in cerebral barriers were investigated. TJ-strands were reconstituted by claudin-transfection of HEK293-cells. cis-Interactions and/or spatial proximity were analyzed by fluorescence resonance energy transfer inside and outside of strands and ranked: Cld5/Cld5 > Cld5/Cld1 > Cld3/Cld1 > Cld3/Cld3 > Cld3/Cld5, no Cld3/Cld2. Classic Cld1, -3, and -5 but not non-classic Cld12 showed homophilic trans-interaction. Freeze-fracture electron microscopy revealed that, in contrast to classic claudins, YFP-tagged Cld12 does not form homopolymers. Heterophilic trans-interactions were analyzed in cocultures of differently monotransfected cells. trans-Interaction of Cld3/Cld5 was less pronounced than that of Cld3/Cld1, Cld5/Cld1, Cld5/Cld5 or Cld3/Cld3. The barrier function of reconstituted TJ-strands was demonstrated by a novel imaging assay. A model of the molecular organization of TJ was generated.
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- Jörg Piontek
- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Berlin, Germany.
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Overgaard CE, Daugherty BL, Mitchell LA, Koval M. Claudins: control of barrier function and regulation in response to oxidant stress. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:1179-93. [PMID: 21275791 PMCID: PMC3144428 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2011.3893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Claudins are a family of nearly two dozen transmembrane proteins that are a key part of the tight junction barrier that regulates solute movement across polarized epithelia. Claudin family members interact with each other, as well as with other transmembrane tight junction proteins (such as occludin) and cytosolic scaffolding proteins (such as zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1)). Although the interplay between all of these different classes of proteins is critical for tight junction formation and function, claudin family proteins are directly responsible for forming the equivalent of paracellular ion selective channels (or pores) with specific permeability and thus are essential for barrier function. In this review, we summarize current progress in identifying structural elements of claudins that regulate their transport, assembly, and function. The effects of oxidant stress on claudins are also examined, with particular emphasis on lung epithelial barrier function and oxidant stress induced by chronic alcohol abuse.
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- Christian E Overgaard
- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Briggs DC, Naylor CE, Smedley JG, Lukoyanova N, Robertson S, Moss DS, McClane BA, Basak AK. Structure of the food-poisoning Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin reveals similarity to the aerolysin-like pore-forming toxins. J Mol Biol 2011; 413:138-49. [PMID: 21839091 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2011.07.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2011] [Revised: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) is a major cause of food poisoning and antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Upon its release from C. perfringens spores, CPE binds to its receptor, claudin, at the tight junctions between the epithelial cells of the gut wall and subsequently forms pores in the cell membranes. A number of different complexes between CPE and claudin have been observed, and the process of pore formation has not been fully elucidated. We have determined the three-dimensional structure of the soluble form of CPE in two crystal forms by X-ray crystallography, to a resolution of 2.7 and 4.0 Å, respectively, and found that the N-terminal domain shows structural homology with the aerolysin-like β-pore-forming family of proteins. We show that CPE forms a trimer in both crystal forms and that this trimer is likely to be biologically relevant but is not the active pore form. We use these data to discuss models of pore formation.
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- David C Briggs
- Department of Biological Sciences, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, Birkbeck College, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX, UK
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McCaffrey G, Staatz WD, Quigley CA, Nametz N, Seelbach MJ, Campos CR, Brooks TA, Egleton RD, Davis TP. Tight junctions contain oligomeric protein assembly critical for maintaining blood-brain barrier integrity in vivo. J Neurochem 2011; 103:2540-55. [PMID: 17931362 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04943.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Tight junctions (TJs) are major components of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) that physically obstruct the interendothelial space and restrict paracellular diffusion of blood-borne substances from the peripheral circulation to the CNS. TJs are dynamic structures whose intricate arrangement of oligomeric transmembrane and accessory proteins rapidly alters in response to external stressors to produce changes in BBB permeability. In this study, we investigate the constitutive trafficking of the TJ transmembrane proteins occludin and claudin-5 that are essential for forming the TJ seal between microvascular endothelial cells that inhibits paracellular diffusion. Using a novel, detergent-free OptiPrep density-gradient method to fractionate rat cerebral microvessels, we identify a plasma membrane lipid raft domain that contains oligomeric occludin and claudin-5. Our data suggest that oligomerization of occludin involves disulfide bond formation within transmembrane regions, and that assembly of the TJ oligomeric protein complex is facilitated by an oligomeric caveolin scaffold. This is the first time that distribution of oligomeric TJ transmembrane proteins within plasma membrane lipid rafts at the BBB has been examined in vivo. The findings reported in this study are critical to understand the mechanism of assembly of the TJ multiprotein complex that is essential for maintaining BBB integrity.
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- Gwen McCaffrey
- Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
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Shen L, Weber CR, Raleigh DR, Yu D, Turner JR. Tight junction pore and leak pathways: a dynamic duo. Annu Rev Physiol 2011. [PMID: 20936941 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol- 012110-142150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Tissue barriers that restrict passage of liquids, ions, and larger solutes are essential for the development of multicellular organisms. In simple organisms this allows distinct cell types to interface with the external environment. In more complex species, the diversity of cell types capable of forming barriers increases dramatically. Although the plasma membranes of these barrier-forming cells prevent flux of most hydrophilic solutes, the paracellular, or shunt, pathway between cells must also be sealed. This function is accomplished in vertebrates by the zonula occludens, or tight junction. The tight junction barrier is not absolute but is selectively permeable and is able to discriminate between solutes on the basis of size and charge. Many tight junction components have been identified over the past 20 years, and recent progress has provided new insights into the proteins and interactions that regulate structure and function. This review presents these data in a historical context and proposes an integrated model in which dynamic regulation of tight junction protein interactions determines barrier function.
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- Le Shen
- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Shen L, Weber CR, Raleigh DR, Yu D, Turner JR. Tight junction pore and leak pathways: a dynamic duo. Annu Rev Physiol 2011; 73:283-309. [PMID: 20936941 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-012110-142150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 607] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tissue barriers that restrict passage of liquids, ions, and larger solutes are essential for the development of multicellular organisms. In simple organisms this allows distinct cell types to interface with the external environment. In more complex species, the diversity of cell types capable of forming barriers increases dramatically. Although the plasma membranes of these barrier-forming cells prevent flux of most hydrophilic solutes, the paracellular, or shunt, pathway between cells must also be sealed. This function is accomplished in vertebrates by the zonula occludens, or tight junction. The tight junction barrier is not absolute but is selectively permeable and is able to discriminate between solutes on the basis of size and charge. Many tight junction components have been identified over the past 20 years, and recent progress has provided new insights into the proteins and interactions that regulate structure and function. This review presents these data in a historical context and proposes an integrated model in which dynamic regulation of tight junction protein interactions determines barrier function.
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- Le Shen
- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Hosiner D, Sponder G, Graschopf A, Reipert S, Schweyen RJ, Schüller C, Aleschko M. Pun1p is a metal ion-inducible, calcineurin/Crz1p-regulated plasma membrane protein required for cell wall integrity. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1808:1108-19. [PMID: 21223946 PMCID: PMC3062784 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2011.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2010] [Revised: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Under conditions of environmental stress, the plasma membrane is involved in several regulatory processes to promote cell survival, like maintenance of signaling pathways, cell wall organization and intracellular ion homeostasis. PUN1 encodes a plasma membrane protein localizing to the ergosterol-rich membrane compartment occupied also by the arginine permease Can1. We found that the PUN1 (YLR414c) gene is transcriptionally induced upon metal ion stress. Northern blot analysis of the transcriptional regulation of PUN1 showed that the calcium dependent transcription factor Crz1p is required for PUN1 induction upon heavy metal stress. Here we report that mutants deleted for PUN1 exhibit increased metal ion sensitivity and morphological abnormalities. Microscopical and ultrastructural observations revealed a severe cell wall defect of pun1∆ mutants. By using chemical cross-linking, Blue native electrophoresis, and co-immunoprecipitation we found that Pun1p forms homo-oligomeric protein complexes. We propose that Pun1p is a stress-regulated factor required for cell wall integrity, thereby expanding the functional significance of lateral plasma membrane compartments.
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- Dagmar Hosiner
- Department of Microbiology, Immunobiology and Genetics, University of Vienna, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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In the last decade, the claudin family of integral membrane proteins has been identified as the major protein component of the tight junctions in all vertebrates. The claudin superfamily proteins also function to regulate channel activity, intercellular signaling, and cell morphology. Subsequently, claudin homologues have been identified in invertebrates, including Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans. Recent studies demonstrate that the C. elegans claudins, clc-1 to clc-5, and similar proteins in the greater PMP22/EMP/claudin/calcium channel γ subunit family, including nsy-1-nsy-4 and vab-9, while highly divergent at a sequence level from each other and from the vertebrate claudins, in some cases play roles similar to those traditionally assigned to their vertebrate homologues. These include regulating cell adhesion and passage of small molecules through the paracellular space. The claudin superfamily proteins also function to regulate channel activity, intercellular signaling, and cell morphology. Study of claudin superfamily proteins in C. elegans should continue to provide clues as to how core claudin protein function can be modified to serve various specific roles at regions of cell-cell contact in metazoans.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Claudin-16 and claudin-19 play a major role in the regulation of magnesium reabsorption in the thick ascending limb (TAL). This review describes recent findings of the physiological function of claudin-16 and claudin-19 underlying normal transport function for magnesium reabsorption in the TAL. RECENT FINDINGS Mutations in the genes encoding the tight junction proteins claudin-16 and claudin-19 cause the inherited human renal disorder familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis. The cation selectivity of the tight junction is vital for generating the lumen positive transepithelial potential in the TAL, which drives paracellular absorption of magnesium. Claudin-16 and claudin-19 require each other for assembly into tight junctions in the TAL. Heteromeric claudin-16 and claudin-19 interaction forms a cation selective tight junction paracellular channel. Loss of either claudin-16 or claudin-19 in the mouse kidney abolishes the cation selectivity for the TAL paracellular pathway, leading to excessive renal wasting of magnesium. SUMMARY Epithelial paracellular channels are increasingly understood to be formed from claudin oligomeric complexes. In the mouse TAL, claudin-16 and claudin-19 cooperate to form cation-selective paracellular channels required for normal levels of magnesium reabsorption. Different subsets of the claudin family of tight junction proteins are found distributed throughout the nephron, and understanding their roles in paracellular ion transport will be fundamental to understanding renal ion homeostasis.
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Van Itallie CM, Mitic LL, Anderson JM. Claudin-2 forms homodimers and is a component of a high molecular weight protein complex. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:3442-50. [PMID: 21098027 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.195578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tight junctions are multiprotein complexes that form the fundamental physiologic and anatomic barrier between epithelial and endothelial cells, yet little information is available about their molecular organization. To begin to understand how the transmembrane proteins of the tight junction are organized into multiprotein complexes, we used blue native-PAGE (BN-PAGE) and cross-linking techniques to identify complexes extracted from MDCK II cells and mouse liver. In nonionic detergent extracts from MDCK II cells, the tight junction integral membrane protein claudin-2 was preferentially isolated as a homodimer, whereas claudin-4 was monomeric. Analysis of the interactions between chimeras of claudin-2 and -4 are consistent with the transmembrane domains of claudin-2 being responsible for dimerization, and mutational analysis followed by cross-linking indicated that the second transmembrane domains were arranged in close proximity in homodimers. BN-PAGE of mouse liver membrane identified a relatively discrete high molecular weight complex containing at least claudin-1, claudin-2, and occludin; the difference in the protein complex sizes between cultured cells and tissues may reflect differences in tight junction protein or lipid composition or post-translational modifications. Our results suggest that BN-PAGE may be a useful tool in understanding tight junction structure.
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- Christina M Van Itallie
- Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
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The morphological feature of tight junctions (TJs) fits well with their functions. The core of TJs is a fibril-like proteinaceous structure within the lipid bilayer, the so-called TJ strands. TJ strands in apposing plasma membranes associate with each other to eliminate the intercellular space. A network of paired TJ strands generates a continuous belt that circumscribes each cell to establish the diffusion barrier to the solutes in the paracellular pathway throughout the cellular sheet. Identification and characterization of TJ-associated proteins during the last two decades has unveiled the nature of TJ strands and how they are spatially organized. The interplay between integral membrane proteins, claudins, and cytoplasmic plaque proteins, ZO-1/ZO-2, is critical for TJ formation and function.
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- Mikio Furuse
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-1 Kusunoki-cho Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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