Dysfunction in this important type of intercellular communication has been linked to a variety of diseases, including those of the heart and peripheral nervous system. Thus, connexins are ...

Claudin-9 is responsible for creating charge-specific channels in the paracellular space and plays a significant role in the tight junction-specific obliteration of the intercellular space through ...

Intercellular adhesion can be mediated by adherens junctions, tight junctions and desmosomes, whereas cells can interact with extracellular matrix molecules through focal adhesions. Talin controls ...