Junction dynamics

Fig. 10 AFM analysis of three-way junction dynamics in liquid [48]. Reprinted with permission. Ten DNA molecules in the field are munbered. Molecules 7 and 9 (circled), in particular, change shape dramatically...

Madara, J.L. 1988. Tight junction dynamics Is paracellular transport regulated Cell 53 497. 

TEER measurement is a widely used method to functionally analyze tight junction dynamics in cell culture models of physiological barriers. The literature varies considerably concerning the different methods to assess and calculate TEER. 

FIGURE 5.19 Plot of the coupling parameter of junction dynamics nj determined from experimental data by Shi et al. (Shi et al., 1993) for four polymer networks with different molecular weights between crosslinks, Mq. Solid inverted triangles and open circles are from NMR data taken using cross (CP) and direct (DP) polarization, respectively. The solid square is for a swollen sample with Me = 650. The lines are drawn to guide the eyes. 

TABLE 5.2 Similarity Between Flory s Constrained Junction Model for Elasticity and the Coupling Model for Junction Dynamics... 

G.L. Firestone, B.J. Kapadia, Minireview regulation of gap junction dynamics by nuclear hormone receptors and their ligands. Mol. Endocrinol. 26 (2012) 1798-1807. 

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