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Organization and execution of the epithelial polarity programme.

Rodriguez-Boulan E, Macara IG
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2014 15 (4): 225-42

PMID: 24651541 · PMCID: PMC4211427 · DOI:10.1038/nrm3775

Epithelial cells require apical-basal plasma membrane polarity to carry out crucial vectorial transport functions and cytoplasmic polarity to generate different cell progenies for tissue morphogenesis. The establishment and maintenance of a polarized epithelial cell with apical, basolateral and ciliary surface domains is guided by an epithelial polarity programme (EPP) that is controlled by a network of protein and lipid regulators. The EPP is organized in response to extracellular cues and is executed through the establishment of an apical-basal axis, intercellular junctions, epithelial-specific cytoskeletal rearrangements and a polarized trafficking machinery. Recent studies have provided insight into the interactions of the EPP with the polarized trafficking machinery and how these regulate epithelial polarization and depolarization.

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Animals Cell Membrane Cell Polarity Epithelial Cells Humans Intercellular Junctions Morphogenesis Signal Transduction

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