Heterophilic and homophilic cadherin interactions in intestinal intermicrovillar links are species dependent.

Enterocytes are specialized epithelial cells lining the luminal surface of the small intestine that build densely packed arrays of microvilli known as brush borders. These microvilli drive nutrient absorption and are arranged in a hexagonal pattern maintained by intermicrovillar links formed by 2 no...

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Main Authors: Michelle E Gray, Zachary R Johnson, Debadrita Modak, Elakkiya Tamilselvan, Matthew J Tyska, Marcos Sotomayor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-12-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001463&type=printable
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