The lateral surfaces of epithelial cells also contain several other types of specialized junctions. Tight junctions form a seal between cells that is so strong that not even ions can pass across it.

Observations of electrical signal propagation across colonies of epithelial cells suggest they may be able to communicate, ...

Mammalian epithelial cells also turn over regularly ... fragments with recognizable bits of the nuclear material. Specialized cells then rapidly ingest and degrade these fragments, making evidence ...

Ryan Hunter, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, recently created a device to study anaerobic bacteria alongside oxygenated cells, simulating microenvironments within the body.

It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells — which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities — are mute, ...

The cells attach to the scaffold, proliferate, and differentiate into specialized intestinal cell types that recapitulate the composition of the human gut epithelium. 2 Different scaffolds allow ...

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called junctions. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...