1002 2nd Pdf Flashcards
Cells are bound to one another by
Cell-cell junctions
Epithelial tissue is abundant
More than 60% are epithelial
Functions of cell-cell junctions
1- forms barriers lumen and blood
2- cell to cell attachment (adhesion)
3- cell to cell communication (gap junctions)
Cell-cell junctions
1 occluding
2 anchoring
3 channel forming
Tight junction =
Zonula occludes
Occluding junction function
1- seals neighboring cellsto prevent passage of molecules
2- separates the apical and base lateral domains
Tight junctions are located in
Below the apical surface
Do membranes fuse
The do not fuse
Claudine and occluding associate with ZO
That links the junction to the actin cytoskeleton
Tight junction are responsible for
1- blood-brain
2- blood-lestes
Endothelia) cells in the brainare joined with the spinal cord by
Tight junctions
Claudia 16 mutations cause a rare human
Renal magnesiumwasting syndrome - hypomagnesemia
Claudin 14 causes
Hereditary deafness
Anchoring junctions =
Adhering
Adhering junctions function
1- cell to cell adhesion
2- binding of cytoskeleton to the cell surface