Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered new insights into how intercellular "glue" functions to enable ...

Tight junctions (blue dots) between cells are connected areas of the plasma membrane that stitch cells together. Adherens junctions (red dots) join the actin filaments of neighboring cells together.

Through comparative transcriptome analysis, Professor Kai-Chien Yang's group identified the adherens junction protein N-Cadherin as a key regulator of CM proliferation and renewal. Its expression ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This 'barrier' tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called 'junctions'. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...