Ebook Tight junctions

Ebook "Tight junctions" highlight the importance of understanding TJ physiology in order to develop effective strategies for the treatment of pathological conditions such as cancer and autoimmune diseases. The first chapter of this book describes the evolution of the transporting epithelium from primitive metazoans to mammalian epithelia. Then, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 review the characteristics and functionality of difi^erent proteins of theTJ studied in cell culture models, natural epithelia, mutant mice and heritable human diseases.