| Occludin: a novel integral membrane protein localizing at tight junctions. M Furuse, T Hirase, M Itoh, A Nagafuchi, S Yonemura, S Tsukita, ... The Journal of cell biology 123 (6), 1777-1788, 1993 | 3225 | 1993 |
| Multifunctional strands in tight junctions S Tsukita, M Furuse, M Itoh Nature reviews Molecular cell biology 2 (4), 285-293, 2001 | 3057 | 2001 |
| Claudin-1 and-2: novel integral membrane proteins localizing at tight junctions with no sequence similarity to occludin M Furuse, K Fujita, T Hiiragi, K Fujimoto, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 141 (7), 1539-1550, 1998 | 2647 | 1998 |
| Size-selective loosening of the blood-brain barrier in claudin-5–deficient mice T Nitta, M Hata, S Gotoh, Y Seo, H Sasaki, N Hashimoto, M Furuse, ... The Journal of cell biology 161 (3), 653-660, 2003 | 2072 | 2003 |
| Claudin-based tight junctions are crucial for the mammalian epidermal barrier: a lesson from claudin-1–deficient mice M Furuse, M Hata, K Furuse, Y Yoshida, A Haratake, Y Sugitani, T Noda, ... The Journal of cell biology 156 (6), 1099-1111, 2002 | 1874 | 2002 |
| Complex phenotype of mice lacking occludin, a component of tight junction strands M Saitou, M Furuse, H Sasaki, JD Schulzke, M Fromm, H Takano, T Noda, ... Molecular biology of the cell 11 (12), 4131-4142, 2000 | 1455 | 2000 |
| Direct binding of three tight junction-associated MAGUKs, ZO-1, ZO-2, and ZO-3, with the COOH termini of claudins M Itoh, M Furuse, K Morita, K Kubota, M Saitou, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 147 (6), 1351-1363, 1999 | 1449 | 1999 |
| Claudin multigene family encoding four-transmembrane domain protein components of tight junction strands K Morita, M Furuse, K Fujimoto, S Tsukita Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96 (2), 511-516, 1999 | 1379 | 1999 |
| A single gene product, claudin-1 or-2, reconstitutes tight junction strands and recruits occludin in fibroblasts M Furuse, H Sasaki, K Fujimoto, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 143 (2), 391-401, 1998 | 1188 | 1998 |
| Direct association of occludin with ZO-1 and its possible involvement in the localization of occludin at tight junctions. M Furuse, M Itoh, T Hirase, A Nagafuchi, S Yonemura, S Tsukita, ... The Journal of cell biology 127 (6), 1617-1626, 1994 | 1157 | 1994 |
| Endothelial claudin: claudin-5/TMVCF constitutes tight junction strands in endothelial cells K Morita, H Sasaki, M Furuse, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 147 (1), 185-194, 1999 | 1074 | 1999 |
| Manner of interaction of heterogeneous claudin species within and between tight junction strands M Furuse, H Sasaki, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 147 (4), 891-903, 1999 | 985 | 1999 |
| ZO-1 and ZO-2 independently determine where claudins are polymerized in tight-junction strand formation K Umeda, J Ikenouchi, S Katahira-Tayama, K Furuse, H Sasaki, ... Cell 126 (4), 741-754, 2006 | 952 | 2006 |
| Tricellulin constitutes a novel barrier at tricellular contacts of epithelial cells J Ikenouchi, M Furuse, K Furuse, H Sasaki, S Tsukita, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 171 (6), 939-945, 2005 | 922 | 2005 |
| Conversion of Zonulae Occludentes from Tight to Leaky Strand Type by Introducing Claudin-2 into Madin-Darby Canine Kidney I Cells M Furuse, K Furuse, H Sasaki, S Tsukita The Journal of cell biology 153 (2), 263-272, 2001 | 889 | 2001 |
| Regulation of tight junctions during the epithelium-mesenchyme transition: direct repression of the gene expression of claudins/occludin by Snail J Ikenouchi, M Matsuda, M Furuse, S Tsukita Journal of cell science 116 (10), 1959-1967, 2003 | 878 | 2003 |
| Occludin as a possible determinant of tight junction permeability in endothelial cells T Hirase, JM Staddon, M Saitou, Y Ando-Akatsuka, M Itoh, M Furuse, ... Journal of cell science 110 (14), 1603-1613, 1997 | 816 | 1997 |
| Occludin is a functional component of the tight junction KM McCarthy, IB Skare, MC Stankewich, M Furuse, S Tsukita, RA Rogers, ... Journal of cell science 109 (9), 2287-2298, 1996 | 801 | 1996 |
| Occludin and claudins in tight-junction strands: leading or supporting players? S Tsukita, M Furuse Trends in cell biology 9 (7), 268-273, 1999 | 781 | 1999 |
| Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin Fragment Removes Specific Claudins from Tight Junction Strands: Evidence for Direct Involvement of Claudins in Tight … N Sonoda, M Furuse, H Sasaki, S Yonemura, J Katahira, Y Horiguchi, ... The Journal of cell biology 147 (1), 195-204, 1999 | 761 | 1999 |
