Role of protein kinase C in the deficient gap junctional intercellular communication of K-ras-transformed murine lung epithelial cells

Anticancer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6 A, 1998, Pages 4343-4346

  Cesen Cummings, Kimberley ^a   Warner, Kristy A ^a   Ruch, Randall J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Intercellular communication; K ras transformed cells; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; APIGENIN; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT DYE; MEVINOLIN; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GAP JUNCTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG CARCINOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE K RAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHAMOMILE; CONNEXIN 43; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLAVONOIDS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENES, RAS; INDOLES; LOVASTATIN; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALEIMIDES; MICE; OILS, VOLATILE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEIN KINASE C; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE;

EID: 0032409605     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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