Dynamics of connexins, E-cadherin and α-catenin on cell membranes during gap junction formation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 311-322

  Fujimoto, Kazushi ^a   Nagafuchi, Akira ^a   Tsukita, Shoichiro ^a   Kuraoka, Akio ^b   Ohokuma, Akiko ^b   Shibata, Yosaburo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Catenin; Connexin; Freeze fracture replica electron microscopy; Gap junction formation; Immunogold electron microscopy; Regenerating liver

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNEXINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FREEZE FRACTURING; GAP JUNCTIONS; HEPATECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; LIVER REGENERATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031018236     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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