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Occludin

"Occludin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A MARVEL domain protein that binds to and regulates PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1. Occludin plays an important role in the formation and regulation of the TIGHT JUNCTION paracellular permeability barrier.


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Bar chart showing 42 publications over 19 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2011
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