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- Title
Regulation and roles for claudin-family tight junction proteins.
- Authors
Findley, Mary K; Koval, Michael
- Abstract
Transmembrane proteins known as claudins play a critical role in tight junctions by regulating paracellular barrier permeability. The control of claudin assembly into tight junctions requires a complex interplay between several classes of claudins, other transmembrane proteins and scaffold proteins. Claudins are also subject to regulation by post-translational modifications including phosphorylation and palmitoylation. Several human diseases have been linked to claudin mutations, underscoring the physiologic function of these proteins. Roles for claudins in regulating cell phenotype and growth control also are beginning to emerge, suggesting a multifaceted role for claudins in regulation of cells beyond serving as a simple structural element of tight junctions.
- Publication
IUBMB life, 2009, Vol 61, Issue 4, p431
- ISSN
1521-6551
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/iub.175