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SUBMITTER: Ruch TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5231894 | biostudies-other | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ruch Travis R TR Bryant David M DM Mostov Keith E KE Engel Joanne N JN
Molecular biology of the cell 20161123 2
Pathogens can alter epithelial polarity by recruiting polarity proteins to the apical membrane, but how a change in protein localization is linked to polarity disruption is not clear. In this study, we used chemically induced dimerization to rapidly relocalize proteins from the cytosol to the apical surface. We demonstrate that forced apical localization of Par3, which is normally restricted to tight junctions, is sufficient to alter apical membrane identity through its interactions with phospha ...[more]