Epithelial cells come in several shapes to form different types of epithelial membranes. These types include: Columnar Cubical Squamous (flat) Irregular Ciliated (hair-like) Epithelial tissues ...

In addition to protein receptors, carbohydrate chains of proteoglycans and epithelial membrane glycosphingolipids have emerged as a new class of receptors for viral attachment to the host cell.

A study in Nature Genetics uses organotypic gut models to reveal genome-wide genetic determinants of Shigella colonization, spotlighting type III secretion system effectors as crucial for early ...

Indeed, gamma-actin-deficient mice show altered architecture of the apical surface of epithelial cells and progressive hearing loss. A stiffer cortical membrane may be required to withstand the ...

Researchers have now discovered a new mechanism by which proteins are transported to the outer membrane in epithelial cells. The epithelium lines the organs of the human body. In the skin and the ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown mechanism which modifies the structure of plasma membranes in intestinal epithelial cells. Unlike other proteins with a similar function ...

The epithelial cells were cultured and expanded on amniotic membrane. The amniotic membrane, together with the sheet of limbal epithelial cells, was transplanted to the denuded corneal surface of ...

the product is safe and stimulates healing of persistent defects of the corneal epithelium. “In other words, it accomplishes what amniotic membrane grafting does, but in an easier, painless ...

The yellowish lines reveal the tortuous nature of the junctions. Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This “barrier” tissue performs its function thanks to ...

BARCELONA, Spain -- Amniotic membrane used as a therapeutic contact lens can be an effective and safe option for the treatment of some epithelial defects, according to researchers here.

Also known as epithelial basement membrane dystrophy, map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy gets its name from the unusual appearance of the cornea during an eye examination.Map-dot-fingerprint dystrophy, ...