pH regulation of connexin43: Molecular analysis of the gating particle

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1273-1284

  Ek Vitorín, José F ^a   Calero, Guillermo ^a   Morley, Gregory E ^a   Coombs, Wanda ^a   Taffet, Steven M ^a   Delmar, Mario ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ACIDIFICATION; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL PH; CHANNEL GATING; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029781699     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79328-1     Document Type: Article

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