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Vivian Tang
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States of America

Faculty Member: Cell Biology > Cell Adhesion [ since 17 July 2003 ]
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Biography

Research Interest: Tight Junction, Membrane Protein Structure & Biochemistry
Site: www.zonpase.net with links to Tight Junction & Tight Junction Proteomics
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Evaluations

Rapid leukocyte migration by integrin-independent flowing and squeezing.
Lämmermann T, Bader BL, …, Fässler R, Sixt M
Nature 2008 May 1 453(7191):51-5 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Friedemann Kiefer / Kenneth Yamada / Jens V. Stein / Vivian Tang / Carol Otey with Taofei Yin / Jia-huai Wang
Evaluated 23 May 2008


The tight junction protein complex undergoes rapid and continuous molecular remodeling at steady state.
Shen L, Weber CR, Turner JR
J Cell Biol 2008 May 12 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 21 May 2008

Genome-wide screen reveals APC-associated RNAs enriched in cell protrusions.
Mili S, Moissoglu K, Macara IG
Nature 2008 May 1 453(7191):115-9 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Tom Misteli / Dafna Bar-Sagi / Yukiko Yamashita / Vivian Tang / Irina Kaverina
Evaluated 21 May 2008

How cells tiptoe on adhesive surfaces before sticking.
Pierres A, Benoliel AM, Touchard D, Bongrand P
Biophys J 2008 May 15 94(10):4114-22 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Deborah Leckband / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 20 May 2008

Correlative microscopy: bridging the gap between fluorescence light microscopy and cryo-electron tomography.
Sartori A, Gatz R, …, Baumeister W, Plitzko JM
J Struct Biol 2007 Nov 160(2):135-45 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 9 Jan 2008

Adhesion structures and their cytoskeleton-membrane interactions at podosomes of osteoclasts in culture.
Akisaka T, Yoshida H, Suzuki R, Takama K
Cell Tissue Res 2007 Dec 18 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 9 Jan 2008

Cryo electron tomography of vitrified fibroblasts: Microtubule plus ends in situ.
Koning RI, Zovko S, …, Koster AJ, Mieke Mommaas A
J Struct Biol 2007 Aug 29 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 9 Jan 2008

The molecular architecture of cadherins in native epidermal desmosomes.
Al-Amoudi A, Díez DC, Betts MJ, Frangakis AS
Nature 2007 Dec 6 450(7171):832-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang / Terrence Frey
Evaluated 9 Jan 2008

Microtubule-tethering junctions are fine structural distinct entities that deserve attention.
Reipert S
Traffic 2007 Dec 8(12):1706-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 9 Jan 2008

Membranous structures transfer cell surface proteins across NK cell immune synapses.
Williams GS, Collinson LM, …, Burshtyn D, Davis DM
Traffic 2007 Sep 8(9):1190-204 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 Aug 2007

Microtubules tethered at epithelial cell junctions by dynein facilitate efficient junction assembly.
Ligon LA, Holzbaur EL
Traffic 2007 Jul 8(7):808-19 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 Aug 2007

Molecular plasticity of beta-catenin: new insights from single-molecule measurements and MD simulation.
Ritco-Vonsovici M, Ababou A, Horton M
Protein Sci 2007 Sep 16(9):1984-98 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 Aug 2007

Micromechanical control of cell-cell interactions.
Hui EE, Bhatia SN
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 Apr 3 104(14):5722-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 18 May 2007

EphA-Ephrin-A-mediated beta cell communication regulates insulin secretion from pancreatic islets.
Konstantinova I, Nikolova G, …, Nagamatsu S, Lammert E
Cell 2007 Apr 20 129(2):359-70 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Andrew Chisholm / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 May 2007

Processus and recessus adhaerentes: giant adherens cell junction systems connect and attract human mesenchymal stem cells.
Wuchter P, Boda-Heggemann J, …, Ho AD, Franke WW
Cell Tissue Res 2007 Jun 328(3):499-514 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 May 2007

Hydrophobic ion transfer between membranes of adjacent hepatocytes: a possible probe of tight junction structure.
Turin L, Béhé P, Plonsky I, Dunina-Barkovskaya A
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991 Oct 15 88(20):9365-9 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 12 Dec 2006

Translational diffusion measurements of a fluorescent phospholipid between MDCK-I cells support the lipid model of the tight junctions.
Grebenkämper K, Galla HJ
Chem Phys Lipids 1994 May 23 71(2):133-43 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 12 Dec 2006

Lipid-protein cargo transfer: a mode of direct cell-to-cell communication for lipids and their associated proteins.
Laffafian I, Hallett MB
J Cell Physiol 2007 Feb 210(2):336-42 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Barbara Imperiali / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 11 Dec 2006

Contacts and cooperation between cells depend on the hormone ouabain.
Larre I, Ponce A, …, Contreras RG, Cereijido M
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 Jul 18 103(29):10911-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 22 Sep 2006

Collagen type I induces disruption of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts and promotes proliferation of pancreatic carcinoma cells.
Koenig A, Mueller C, …, Adler G, Menke A
Cancer Res 2006 May 1 66(9):4662-71 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 22 Sep 2006

Actomyosin tension is required for correct recruitment of adherens junction components and zonula occludens formation.
Miyake Y, Inoue N, …, Hosoya H, Yonemura S
Exp Cell Res 2006 May 15 312(9):1637-50 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 29 Aug 2006

A biopolymer transistor: electrical amplification by microtubules.
Priel A, Ramos AJ, Tuszynski JA, Cantiello HF
Biophys J 2006 Jun 15 90(12):4639-43 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 22 Jun 2006

Substrate rigidity regulates the formation and maintenance of tissues.
Guo WH, Frey MT, Burnham NA, Wang YL
Biophys J 2006 Mar 15 90(6):2213-20 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 5 May 2006

The leading edge is a lipid diffusion barrier.
Weisswange I, Bretschneider T, Anderson KI
J Cell Sci 2005 Oct 1 118(Pt 19):4375-80 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 28 Oct 2005

Measuring cell adhesion forces of primary gastrulating cells from zebrafish using atomic force microscopy.
Puech PH, Taubenberger A, …, Muller DJ, Heisenberg CP
J Cell Sci 2005 Sep 15 118(Pt 18):4199-206 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 19 Oct 2005

PATJ connects and stabilizes apical and lateral components of tight junctions in human intestinal cells.
Michel D, Arsanto JP, …, Wijnholds J, Le Bivic A
J Cell Sci 2005 Sep 1 118(Pt 17):4049-57 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 18 Oct 2005

Viral oncoprotein-induced mislocalization of select PDZ proteins disrupts tight junctions and causes polarity defects in epithelial cells.
Latorre IJ, Roh MH, …, Margolis B, Javier RT
J Cell Sci 2005 Sep 15 118(Pt 18):4283-93 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 14 Oct 2005

Localization of all seven messenger RNAs for the actin-polymerization nucleator Arp2/3 complex in the protrusions of fibroblasts.
Mingle LA, Okuhama NN, …, Condeelis J, Liu G
J Cell Sci 2005 Jun 1 118(Pt 11):2425-33 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 17 Jun 2005

Golgi polarization in a strong electric field.
Pu J, Zhao M
J Cell Sci 2005 Mar 15 118(Pt 6):1117-28 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Jun 2005

Pathological cell-cell interactions elicited by a neuropathogenic form of mutant Huntingtin contribute to cortical pathogenesis in HD mice.
Gu X, Li C, …, Heintz N, Yang XW
Neuron 2005 May 5 46(3):433-44 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 14 Jun 2005

Cross-presentation by intercellular peptide transfer through gap junctions.
Neijssen J, Herberts C, …, Janssen L, Neefjes J
Nature 2005 Mar 3 434(7029):83-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Frank Momburg / Vivian Tang / Valeri Vasioukhin / Etienne Joly / Eric Beyer
Evaluated 22 Mar 2005

Creep function of a single living cell.
Desprat N, Richert A, Simeon J, Asnacios A
Biophys J 2005 Mar 88(3):2224-33 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 22 Mar 2005

Neutrophil adhesive contact dependence on impingement force.
Spillmann CM, Lomakina E, Waugh RE
Biophys J 2004 Dec 87(6):4237-45 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 10 Jan 2005

The recognition of adsorbed and denatured proteins of different topographies by beta2 integrins and effects on leukocyte adhesion and activation.
Brevig T, Holst B, …, Hansen OC, Kingshott P
Biomaterials 2005 Jun 26(16):3039-53 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 6 Jan 2005

Fibroblasts form a body-wide cellular network.
Langevin HM, Cornbrooks CJ, Taatjes DJ
Histochem Cell Biol 2004 Jul 122(1):7-15 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 1 Sep 2004

Orpk mouse model of polycystic kidney disease reveals essential role of primary cilia in pancreatic tissue organization.
Cano DA, Murcia NS, Pazour GJ, Hebrok M
Development 2004 Jul 131(14):3457-67 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 21 Jul 2004

Role of cell adhesion molecule DM-GRASP in growth and orientation of retinal ganglion cell axons.
Avci HX, Zelina P, Thelen K, Pollerberg GE
Dev Biol 2004 Jul 15 271(2):291-305 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 21 Jul 2004

Myosin-dependent junction remodelling controls planar cell intercalation and axis elongation.
Bertet C, Sulak L, Lecuit T
Nature 2004 Jun 10 429(6992):667-71 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Ben Zion Shilo / Michel Labouesse / Jeffrey Axelrod / Maria Leptin / Carien Niessen / Vivian Tang / Alfonso Martinez Arias
Evaluated 21 Jul 2004

Stochastic yet biased expression of multiple Dscam splice variants by individual cells.
Neves G, Zucker J, Daly M, Chess A
Nat Genet 2004 Mar 36(3):240-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Apr 2004

Reversible site-selective labeling of membrane proteins in live cells.
Guignet EG, Hovius R, Vogel H
Nat Biotechnol 2004 Apr 22(4):440-4 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Apr 2004

Gaining confidence in high-throughput protein interaction networks.
Bader JS, Chaudhuri A, Rothberg JM, Chant J
Nat Biotechnol 2004 Jan 22(1):78-85 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Apr 2004

Generation of single and double knockdowns in polarized epithelial cells by retrovirus-mediated RNA interference.
Schuck S, Manninen A, …, Füllekrug J, Simons K
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004 Apr 6 101(14):4912-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Apr 2004

Systematic identification of sense-antisense transcripts in mammalian cells.
Røsok Ø, Sioud M
Nat Biotechnol 2004 Jan 22(1):104-8 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 16 Apr 2004

Identification of a role for beta-catenin in the establishment of a bipolar mitotic spindle.
Kaplan DD, Meigs TE, Kelly P, Casey PJ
J Biol Chem 2004 Mar 19 279(12):10829-32 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Sally Kornbluth / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 13 Feb 2004

Drosophila aPKC regulates cell polarity and cell proliferation in neuroblasts and epithelia.
Rolls MM, Albertson R, …, Lee CY, Doe CQ
J Cell Biol 2003 Dec 8 163(5):1089-98 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 4 Feb 2004

A 90-degree rotation of the mitotic spindle changes the orientation of mitoses of zebrafish neuroepithelial cells.
Geldmacher-Voss B, Reugels AM, Pauls S, Campos-Ortega JA
Development 2003 Aug 130(16):3767-80 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 3 Feb 2004

A role for Drosophila LKB1 in anterior-posterior axis formation and epithelial polarity.
Martin SG, St Johnston D
Nature 2003 Jan 23 421(6921):379-84 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [full text] [order article]
Selected by | Marta Llimargas / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 3 Feb 2004

Comprehensive proteomic analysis of human Par protein complexes reveals an interconnected protein network.
Brajenovic M, Joberty G, …, Bouwmeester T, Drewes G
J Biol Chem 2004 Mar 26 279(13):12804-11 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 3 Feb 2004

Identification of PKCzetaII: an endogenous inhibitor of cell polarity.
Parkinson SJ, Le Good JA, …, Whitehead P, Parker PJ
EMBO J 2004 Jan 14 23(1):77-88 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 2 Feb 2004

Oriented cell divisions asymmetrically segregate aPKC and generate cell fate diversity in the early Xenopus embryo.
Chalmers AD, Strauss B, Papalopulu N
Development 2003 Jun 130(12):2657-68 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Jürgen Knoblich / Judith S. Eisen / Vivian Tang
Evaluated 2 Feb 2004

Confined diffusion without fences of a g-protein-coupled receptor as revealed by single particle tracking.
Daumas F, Destainville N, …, Dean D, Salomé L
Biophys J 2003 Jan 84(1):356-66 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 10 Oct 2003

Lowering the barriers to random walks on the cell surface.
Tang Q, Edidin M
Biophys J 2003 Jan 84(1):400-7 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 7 Oct 2003

Single-cell epithelial defects close rapidly by an actinomyosin purse string mechanism with functional tight junctions.
Florian P, Schöneberg T, …, Fromm M, Gitter AH
J Physiol 2002 Dec 1 545(Pt 2):485-99 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 1 Aug 2003

Mast cells disrupt epithelial barrier function during enteric nematode infection.
McDermott JR, Bartram RE, …, Garrod DR, Grencis RK
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2003 Jun 24 100(13):7761-6 [abstract on PubMed] [related articles] [FREE full text]
Selected by | Vivian Tang
Evaluated 1 Aug 2003

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