Cryo-electron tomography reveals paracellular claudin-15 pores at the tight junction
Evgeniya A. Demchenko, Sarah McGuinness, Shaun Wood, Joseph Kainov, Victoria Pappas, Jotham Austin, Dominic Hyatt, Fatemeh Khalili‐Araghi, Le Shen, Christopher R. Weber
The paper uses cryo-electron tomography to directly visualize paracellular claudin-15 pores in tight junctions, confirming their structure and spacing.
Biophysical Journal · Jun 24, 2026Peer-reviewedPhysiology