Publication: Osteoblasts express claudins and tight junction-associated proteins
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2008-07-01
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09486143
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Histochemistry and Cell Biology. Vol.130, No.1 (2008), 79-90
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Kannikar Wongdee, Jantarima Pandaranandaka, Jarinthorn Teerapornpuntakit, Kukiat Tudpor, Jirawan Thongbunchoo, Narongrit Thongon, Walailak Jantarajit, Nateetip Krishnamra, Narattaphol Charoenphandhu Osteoblasts express claudins and tight junction-associated proteins. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. Vol.130, No.1 (2008), 79-90. doi:10.1007/s00418-008-0419-6 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18902
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Osteoblasts express claudins and tight junction-associated proteins
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Osteoblasts were previously reported to form tight junctions, which may play an important role in the regulation of ion transport across the epithelial-like bone membrane. However, the evidence for the presence of tight junction-associated proteins in osteoblasts is lacking. We therefore studied the expression of tight junction-associated genes in primary rat osteoblasts and bone tissues. Quantitative real-time PCR showed that osteoblasts expressed ZO-1, -2, -3, cingulin, occludin, claudin-1 to -12, -14 to -20, -22 and -23. By using western blot analyses of selected claudins, expression of claudin-5, -11, -14 and -15, but not claudin-3, were identified in osteoblasts. A confocal immunofluorescent study in undecalcified tibial sections confirmed that claudin-16 was localized on the trabecular surface, normally covered by osteoblasts and bone-lining cells. In addition, immunohistochemical studies in decalcified tibial sections demonstrated the expression of claudin-5, -11, -14, -15 and -16 in bone-lining cells (inactive osteoblasts). Primary osteoblasts cultured in the Snapwell for 19-26 days were found to form a monolayer with measurable transepithelial resistance of ∼110-180 Ωcm2, confirming the presence of barrier functions of the tight junction. It was concluded that osteoblasts expressed several tight junction-associated proteins, which possibly regulated ion transport across the bone membrane. © 2008 Springer-Verlag.
