Claudins: Methods and Protocols

ISBN-13: 9781617791840 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 447 str.

Kursad Turksen

Opis

Since the initial discovery of the claudins, the field of tight junctions and cell polarity has become increasingly energized, mainly due to the fact that the claudins have provided an opportunity to understand the molecular basis of the tight junction function and their tissue specific roles. In Claudins: Methods and Protocols, experts and pioneers in the field provide an extensive collection of techniques involving these tight junction proteins. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include brief introductions to their respective topics, detailed lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and key tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Authoritative and practical, Claudins: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide for all scientists seeking to further our understanding of this vital area of research.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"These 461 pages devoted to Claudins (the first protocol volume, never published before, enterely devoted to Claudins) are highly welcome. ... This is certainly a volume that will make happy all of us want to be inspired to open a new window in their research activities." (Carlo Alberto Redi, European Journal of Histochemistry, Vol. 56 (1), 2012)

Spis treści

1. Measuring Size-Dependent Permeability of the Tight Junction Using PEG Profiling

            Christina M. Van Itallie and James M. Anderson

 

2. Biochemical Analysis of Claudin Binding Compatibility

            Christina Ward and Michael Koval

 

3. Electrophysiological Characterization of Claudin Ion Permeability Using Stably Transfected Epithelial Cell Lines

            Alan S.L. Yu

 

4. The Tight Junction, Intercellular Seal as a Cell Signaling Player: Protocols for Examination of Its Status

            Makoto Osanai

 

5. Interactions between Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin and Claudins

            Susan L. Robertson and Bruce A. McClane

 

6. Biophysical Methods to Probe Claudin Mediated Adhesion at the Cellular and Molecular Level

            Sri Ram Krishna Vedula, Tong Seng Lim, Walter Hunziker, and Chwee Teck Lim

 

7. Detection of Tight Junction Barrier Function In Vivo by Biotin

            Lei Ding, Yuguo Zhang, Rodney Tatum, and Yan-Hua Chen

 

8. The Co-Culture Method to Examine Interactions between Claudin Isoforms in Tight Junction-Free HEK293 Cells and Tight Junction-Bearing MDCK II Cells

            Tetsuichiro Inai

 

9. Claudin 4: Functional Studies Beyond the Tight Junction

            Holly A. Eckelhoefer, Thejani E. Rajapaksa, Jing Wang, Mary Stover-Hamer, Nancy C. Appleby, Jun Ling, and David D. Lo

 

10. Methods to Analyze Subcellular Localization and Intracellular Trafficking of Claudin 16

            P. Jaya Kausalya and Walter Hunziker

 

11. Claudin Family Proteins in C. elegans

            Jeffrey S.Simske and Jeff Hardin

 

12. In Vivo Imaging of Tight Junctions Using Claudin-EGFP Transgenic Medaka

            Tatsuo Miyamoto, Mikio Furuse, and Makoto Furutani-Seiki

 

13. Claudins in a Primary Cultured Puffer Fish (Tetraodon nigroviridis) Gill Epithelium

            Phuong Bui and Scott P. Kelly

 

14. Manipulating Claudin Expression in Avian Embryos

            Michelle M. Collins and Aimee K. Ryan

 

15. Identification of Claudins by Western Blot and Immunofluorescence in Different Cell Lines and Tissues

            Lorenza González-Mariscal, Erika Garay, and Miguel Quirós

 

16. Expression and Function of Claudins in Hepatocytes

            Takashi Kojima and Norimasa Sawada

 

17. Analysis of Changes in the Expression Pattern of Claudins Using Salivary Acinar Cells in Primary Culture

            Junko Fujita-Yoshigaki

 

18. Development of Biological Tools to Study Claudins in the Male Reproductive Tract

            Daniel G. Cyr, Évemie Dubé, Julie Dufresne, and Mary Gregory

 

19. Using Molecular Tracers to Assess the Integrity of the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier In Vivo

            Julian A. Guttman

 

20. Laboratory Methods in the Study of Endometrial Claudin-4

            Paulo Serafini, André Monteiro Rocha, Gary Daniel Smith, Eduardo Leme Alves da Motta, and Edmund Chada Baracat

 

21. Role of Claudins in Oxidant-Induced Alveolar Epithelial Barrier Dysfunction

            Yu Sun, Richard D. Minshall, and Guochang Hu

 

22. Tracing the Endocytosis of Claudin-5 in Brain Endothelial Cells

            Svetlana M. Stamatovic, Richard F. Keep, and Anuska V. Andjelkovic

 

23. Quantitative In Situ Analysis of Claudin Expression at the Blood-Retinal Barrier

            Heping Xu and Janet Liversidge

 

24. MMP-Mediated Disruption of Claudin-5 in the Blood-Brain Barrier of Rat Brain after Cerebral Ischemia

            Yi Yang and Gary A. Rosenberg

 

25. Claudin-5 Expression in In Vitro Models of the Blood-Brain Barrier

            Itzik Cooper, Katayun Cohen-Kashi-Malina, and Vivian I.  Teichberg

 

26. HIV-1-Induced Alterations of Claudin-5 Expression at the Blood Brain Barrier Level

            Ibolya E. András and Michal Toborek

 

27. Enhanced Immunohistochemical Resolution of Claudin Proteins in Glycolmethacrylate-Embedded Tissue Biopsies

            Jane E. Collins, Adam Kirk, Sara K. Campbell, Juan Mason, and Susan J. Wilson

 

28. Claudin-16/Paracellin-1, Cloning, Expression, and Its Role in Tight Junction Functions in Cancer and Endothelial Cells

            Tracey A. Martin and Wen G. Jiang

 

29. Dynamics of Claudins Expression in Colitis and Colitis-Associated Cancer in Rat

            Yoshiaki Arimura, Kanna Nagaishi, and Masayo Hosokawa

 

30. Anti-Claudin 4 Conjugated Highly Luminescence Nanoparticles as Biological Labels for Pancreatic Cancer Sensing

            Ken-Tye Yong