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Table 2 Regulators of claudin-5 expression

From: Claudin-5: gatekeeper of neurological function

Regulators

Effect on expression

Mechanism

Phosphorylation

Decrease

Thr207 PKA/PKC signalling

VEGF

Decrease

Basolateral VEGFR2-induced downregulation via p38

TGF-β

Decrease

ALK signalling/MMP upregulation

GDNF

Increase

–

Adrenomedullin

Increase

–

Glucocorticoid

Increase promoter activity

Glucocorticoid response elements in claudin-5 promoter

SOX-18

Increase promoter activity

SOX binding in claudin-5 promoter transactivate claudin-5

TNFα

Decrease

NFκB dependent repression

Estrogen

Increase

Estrogen receptor/SP1 binding in claudin-5 promoter

MMP

Degradation

–

Fox01

Repress transcription

Nuclear accumulation and repression of claudin-5 transcription

cAMP

Increase cell–cell localisation

PKA-dependent and independent pathways

SHH

Increase

SHH binding to patched releases inhibitory effect of Gli on downstream targets including claudin-5

VE-cadherin

Increase

Prevent Fox01/β-catenin mediated repression

Ubiquitination

Degradation

Ubiquitination at L1999. Proteosome-mediated degradation

CCL2

Turnover

Caveolin-dependent removal

Glutamate

Decrease

NMDAR-mediated-cPLA2 activation and MMP upregulation

Autophagosome

Turnover

ECL2-dependent endocytosis