tight junction organization

Term ID

GO:0120193

Synonyms

• occluding cell junction organization
• occluding junction organization

Definition

A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a tight junction. A tight junction seals cells together in an epithelium in a way that prevents even small molecules from leaking from one side of the sheet to the other.

References

Ontology

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