Cell BiologyScience AdvancesPeer-reviewed
Robust pan-junctional reinforcement preserves the gut epithelial barrier under mechanical stress
Vishnu Krishnakumar, Angela Ferran, Sandra Bernat-Fabre…·Denis Krndija
This study identifies a mechano-adaptive response in the colonic epithelium to mechanical stress, showing that myosin II and calcium influx coordinate junctional reinforcement to preserve barrier integrity.
DOI 10.1126/sciadv.aed3122