Term Name: tight junction organization
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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0120193]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cell-cell junction organization
has subtype: tight junction assembly tight junction disassembly