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In collagen sandwich\u2010cultured hepatocytes, loss of LKB1 or AMPK impaired apical ABCB11 (Bsep) trafficking and bile canalicular formation. In the present study, we used liver\u2010specific (albumin\u2010Cre) LKB1 knockout mice (LKB1<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>) to investigate the role of LKB1 in the maintenance of functional tight junction (TJ)<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">in vivo<\/jats:italic>. Transmission electron microscopy examination revealed that hepatocyte apical membrane with microvilli substantially extended into the basolateral domain of LKB1<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>livers. Immunofluorescence studies revealed that loss of LKB1 led to longer and wider canalicular structures correlating with mislocalization of the junctional protein, cingulin. To test junctional function, we used intravital microscopy to quantify the transport kinetics of 6\u2010carboxyfluorescein diacetate (6\u2010CFDA), which is processed in hepatocytes into its fluorescent derivative 6\u2010carboxyfluorescein (6\u2010CF) and secreted into the canaliculi. In LKB1<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>mice, 6\u2010CF remained largely in hepatocytes, canalicular secretion was delayed, and 6\u2010CF appeared in the blood. To test whether 6\u2010CF was transported through permeable TJ, we intravenously injected low molecular weight (3 kDa) dextran in combination with 6\u2010CFDA. In wild\u2010type mice, 3 kDa dextran remained in the vasculature, whereas it rapidly appeared in the abnormal bile canaliculi in LKB1<jats:sup>\u2212\/\u2212<\/jats:sup>mice, confirming that junctional disruption resulted in paracellular exchange between the blood stream and the bile canaliculus.<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Conclusion<\/jats:italic>: LKB1 plays a critical role in regulating the maintenance of TJ and paracellular permeability, which may explain how various drugs, chemicals, and metabolic states that inhibit the LKB1\/AMPK pathway result in cholestasis. 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