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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-18
pubmed:abstractText
Oligodendrocyte-specific protein (OSP)/claudin-11 is a recently identified transmembrane protein found in CNS myelin and testis with unknown function. Herein we demonstrate that Osp null mice exhibit both neurological and reproductive deficits: CNS nerve conduction is slowed, hindlimb weakness is conspicuous, and males are sterile. Freeze fracture reveals that tight junction intramembranous strands are absent in CNS myelin and between Sertoli cells of mutant mice. Our results demonstrate that OSP is the mediator of parallel-array tight junction strands and distinguishes this protein from other intrinsic membrane proteins in tight junctions. These novel results provide direct evidence of the pivotal role of the claudin family in generating the paracellular physical barrier of tight junctions necessary for spermatogenesis and normal CNS function.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
99
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
649-59
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-1-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Brain, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Freeze Fracturing, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Haplorhini, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Hindlimb, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Infertility, Male, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Mice, Knockout, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Microscopy, Confocal, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Microscopy, Electron, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Myelin Sheath, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Nerve Tissue Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Oligodendroglia, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Sertoli Cells, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:10612400-Tight Junctions
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
CNS myelin and sertoli cell tight junction strands are absent in Osp/claudin-11 null mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Brookdale Center for Developmental and Molecular Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't