sub:provenance { beldoc:dce:description "Approximately 61,000 statements." ; dce:rights "Copyright (c) 2011-2012, Selventa. All rights reserved." ; dce:title "BEL Framework Large Corpus Document" ; pav:authoredBysub:_4 ; pav:version "1.4" . sub:_3prov:value "L-17 induced the development of a paracellular barrier of T84 cell monolayers. Inhibition of ERK activation with the MEK inhibitor PD98059 blocked IL-17 as well as basal development of tight junctions in T84 cells. IL-17 induced formation of tight junctions correlated with up-regulation of claudin-1 and claudin-2 gene transcription. Inhibition of MEK reduced the activated and basal expression of claudin-2 messenger RNA and protein expression. Functional MEK was required for the expression and membrane association of claudin-2 but not claudin-1 in T84 cells. CONCLUSIONS: MEK activity is required for claudin-mediated formation of tight junctions. IL-17 is able to regulate the intestinal barrier through the ERK MAPK pathway" ; prov:wasQuotedFrompubmed:10833473 . sub:_4rdfs:label "Selventa" . sub:assertionprov:hadPrimarySourcepubmed:10833473 ; prov:wasDerivedFrombeldoc: , sub:_3 . }