Journal
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE BIOLOGY
Volume 256, Issue 1, Pages 51-61Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-022-00251-z
Keywords
Claudins; Zonula occludens 1; ZO-1; tjp1; Xenopus oocytes
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Epithelial barriers are essential for organisms, but their function may be impaired in inflammatory and degenerative diseases. The Xenopus laevis oocyte can serve as a heterologous expression model for analyzing tight junction protein interactions.
Epithelial barriers constitute a fundamental requirement in every organism, as they allow the separation of different environments and set boundaries against noxious and other adverse effectors. In many inflammatory and degenerative diseases, epithelial barrier function is impaired because of a disturbance of the paracellular seal. Recently, the Xenopus laevis oocyte has been established as a heterologous expression model for the analysis of transmembrane tight junction protein interactions and is currently considered to be a suitable screening model for barrier effectors. A prerequisite for this application is a physiological anchoring of claudins to the cytoskeleton via the major scaffolding protein tjp1 (tight junction protein 1, ZO-1). We have analyzed the oocyte model with regard to the interaction of heterologously expressed claudins and tjp1. Our experiments have revealed endogenous tjp1 expression in protein and mRNA analyses of unfertilized Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing human claudin 1 (CLDN1) to claudin 5 (CLDN5). The amphibian cell model can therefore be used for the analysis of claudin interactions. [GRAPHICS] .
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