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Interendothelial junctions: structure, signalling and functional roles
- Source :
- Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 9:674-682
- Publication Year :
- 1997
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 1997.
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Abstract
- Endothelial cell—cell adhesive junctions are formed by transmembrane adhesive proteins linked to a complex cytoskeletal network. These structures are important not only for maintaining adhesion between endothelial cells and, as a consequence, for the control of vascular permeability, but also for intracellular signalling properties. The establishment of intercellular junctions might affect the endothelial functional phenotype by the downregulation or upregulation of endothelial-specific activities.
Details
- ISSN :
- 09550674
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Current Opinion in Cell Biology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ed0a3d6e99320ed9cb7748f43b931d21