symbiont-mediated stabilization of host tight cell-cell junction

Term ID

GO:0098864

Synonyms

• modification by symbiont of host tight cell-cell junction
• stabilization of host tight cell-cell junction

Definition

The process in which a symbiont organism that stabilizes the its host tight cell-cell junctions, making them less dynamic. The tight junction is a cell-cell junction that 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, and plays a role in the inflammatory response of the host. 25838979

References

Ontology

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