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. 2018 Feb 1;16:19. doi: 10.1186/s12915-018-0481-z

Table 2.

Relative permeability of organoids as well as mRNA and protein expression of TJ proteins

Organoid Permeability Cldn2 Cldn7 Ocln ZO1 Cdh1
mRNA Protein mRNA Protein mRNA Protein mRNA Protein mRNA Protein
ISC + ++++ ++++ + ++ ++++ ++ +++ +++ +++ ++++
ENT ++++ ++ + ++++ ++++ +++ + +++ ++ ++ +++
GOB ++++ + - ++ +++ +++ - +++ ++ ++ ++++
PAN + +++ ++ +++ ++++ ++++ +++ ++++ + ++++ ++++

- = no expression, + = low, ++ = modest, +++ = high, ++++ = very high expression

Cldn claudin, ENT enterocyte, GOB goblet cell, ISC intestinal stem cell, PAN Paneth cell, TJ tight junction, ZO-1 tight junction protein-1