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SUBMITTER: Van Campenhout R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6843439 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Van Campenhout Raf R Crespo Yanguas Sara S Cooreman Axelle A Gijbels Eva E Leroy Kaat K Vilas-Boas Vânia V Devoogdt Nick N Muyldermans Serge S Cogliati Bruno B Vinken Mathieu M
Biomolecules 20191022 10
Adherens junctions, consisting of cadherins and catenins, are a group of cell-to-cell junctions that mediate mechanistic linkage between neighboring cells. By doing so, adherens junctions ensure direct intercellular contact and play an indispensable role in maintaining tissue architecture. Considering these critical functions, it is not surprising that adherens junctions are frequently involved in disease. In the present study, the effects of bile duct ligation-a surgical procedure to experiment ...[more]