To provide insight into claudin (Cldn) tight junction (TJ) protein contributions to branchial salt
secretion in marine teleost fishes, this study examined cldn-10 TJ protein isoforms of a …

ABSTRACT Claudin (Cldn)-10 tight junction (TJ) proteins are hypothesized to form the
paracellular Na+ secretion pathway of hyposmoregulating mummichog (Fundulus …

The role of lamprey epithelium tight junctions (TJs) in the regulation of salt and water
balance is poorly understood. This study reported on claudin (Cldn) TJ protein transcripts of …

Claudins are a large family of integral transmembrane tight junction (TJ) proteins involved in
regulating the permeability of the paracellular pathway. In these studies, we clone and …

Genes encoding for claudin-8 and-27 tight junction proteins in the euryhaline puffer fish
(Tetraodon nigroviridis) were identified using its recently sequenced genome. Phylogenetic …

In fishes, variation in paracellular permeability is important for regulating salt and water
balance. Paracellular permeability is maintained by TJs in vertebrate epithelia. This study …

The teleost gill carries out NaCl uptake in freshwater (FW) and NaCl excretion in seawater
(SW). This transformation with salinity requires close regulation of ion transporter capacity …

In euryhaline teleosts, reorganization of gill tight junctions during salinity acclimation
involves dynamic expression of specific claudin (Cldn) paralogs. We identified four …

Salinity regulation of 13 claudin paralogs was investigated in osmoregulatory organs of
euryhaline Japanese medaka. They were identified by blast-search in the medaka genome …

Expression profiles of claudin-6,-10d and-10e in the euryhaline teleost fish Tetraodon
nigroviridis revealed claudin-6 in brain, eye, gill and skin tissue, while claudin-10d and-10e …