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Distribution of adherens junction mediated by VE-cadherin complex in rat spleen sinus endothelial cells

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The splenic sinus endothelium regulates the passage of blood cells through the splenic cord. The goal of the present study was to assess the localization of vascular endothelial (VE)-cadherin, β-catenin, and p120-catenin in the sinus endothelial cells of rat spleen and to characterize the presence and distribution of adherens junction formation mediated by the cadherin-catenin complex. Immunofluorescent microscopy of tissue cryosections demonstrated that VE-cadherin, β-catenin, and p120-catenin were localized in the junctional regions of adjacent endothelial cells. Double-staining immunofluorescent microscopy for VE-cadherin and β-catenin revealed colocalization at junctional regions. Transmission electron microscopy of thin sections of sinus endothelial cells treated with Triton X-100 clearly showed adherens junctions within the plasma membrane. Adherens junctions were located at various levels in the lateral membranes of adjacent endothelial cells regardless of the presence or absence of underlying ring fibers. Immunogold electron microscopy revealed VE-cadherin, β-catenin, and p120-catenin in the juxtaposed junctional membranes of adjacent sinus endothelial cells. Double-staining immunogold microscopy for VE-cadherin and β-catenin and for VE-cadherin and p120-catenin demonstrated colocalization to the junctional membranes of adjacent endothelial cells. Immunolabeling was evident at various levels in the lateral junctional membranes and was intermittently observed in the sinus endothelium. These data suggest that adherens junctions, whose formation appears to be mediated by VE-cadherin-catenin complexes, probably regulate the passage of blood cells through the spleen.

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Uehara, K. Distribution of adherens junction mediated by VE-cadherin complex in rat spleen sinus endothelial cells. Cell Tissue Res 323, 417–424 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-005-0064-5

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