Special Issue "The Tight Junction and Its Proteins: From Structure to Pathologies"
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2023 | Viewed by 521
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tight junctions and their proteins: claudin family, TAMP family, angulin family; functional properties: barriers and ion channels, water channels, claudin- and TAMP-mediated water transport, claudins of the kidney, tricellular tight junction; mechanisms: macromolecule permeation, drug absorption enhancers
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Interests: tricellulin: function, regulation, structure, and clinical impact; the interplay of the impaired tight junction and the subjacent immune cells in inflammation; the role of the tricellular tight junction in inflammatory bowel diseases; inflammatory bowel diseases: barrier defect via IL-13 and tricellulin; tricellular tight junction as a pathway for macromolecules; drug absorption enhancement by targeting the tricellular TJ; neuropathic pain resolution by nerve barrier sealing and netrin-1
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Most tight junction (TJ) proteins build epithelial and endothelial barriers. Some, however, form paracellular ion or water channels. Besides barrier and channel properties, numerous other functions gain increasing interest: TJ proteins can serve as receptors for pathogens and mediate immunological reactions. They are involved in several inflammatory diseases and bacterial infections. In cancer, they can mediate epithelial–mesenchymal transition, facilitating tumorigenesis and metastasis. They also serve as targets in tumor diagnostics and treatment.
This Special Issue (SI) is a continuation of our SI from 2020, "The Tight Junction and Its Proteins: More Than Just a Barrier", which included 44 articles.
The current SI is subtitled ".... From Structure to Pathologies" in order to give credit to recent research progress on the molecular structure of TJ proteins, as well as on TJ-related pathologies. Original or review articles within the full spectrum of molecular TJ research are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Michael Fromm
Dr. Susanne M. Krug
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- epithelial and endothelial barrier
- claudin channel proteins
- bi- and tricellular tight junction
- claudins and cancer
- inflammation and infection
- molecular structure and assembly
- cell and tissue differentiation and development
