The tight junction (TJ) and its adhesion molecules, claudins, are responsible for the barrier
function of simple epithelia, but TJs have not been thought to play an important role in the …

Tight junctions (TJ) are cell–cell junctions that have proved to form a paracellular barrier for
solutes and water between cells of epithelia, including the stratum granulosum of the …

Recent research suggests that tight junctions (TJs) are located in the stratum granulosum,
where they contribute to the barrier function of the epidermis. In this study, we investigated …

Tight junction (TJ) proteins are known to be involved in proliferation and differentiation.
These processes are essential for normal skin wound healing. Here, we investigated the TJ …

BACKGROUND: Tight junctions (TJs) contribute to the epithelial barrier function by
preventing leakage of solutes through the intercellular space. In the skin, TJs occur in the …

It has long been accepted that tight junctions (TJ) are crucial for the formation and
maintenance of the paracellular barrier and for cell polarity in simple epithelia and …

Although the existence of tight junction (TJ) structures (or a secondary epidermal barrier)
was postulated for a long time, the first description of TJ proteins in the epidermis (occludin …

Tight junctions (TJ) are barrier forming cell–cell junctions that are found in a variety of cell
types and tissues but their existence in mammalian epidermis has been shown only in the …

It has not been confirmed whether tight junctions (TJs) function as a paracellular
permeability barrier in adult human skin. To clarify this issue, we performed a TJ …

Tight junctions (= zonulae occludentes, TJs) function as an effective barrier in simple
epithelia. Recent developments in the molecular biology of TJs revealed that TJs also exist …