Deficient epithelial-fibroblast heterocellular gap junction communication can be overcome by co-culture with an intermediate cell type but not by E-cadherin transgene expression

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 3529-3539

  Woodward, T L ^a,b   Sia, M A ^a   Blaschuk, O W ^a,c   Turner, J D ^a,d   Laird, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d Nexia Biotechnologies Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Connexin43; Gap junction; Heterocellular communication; Mammary cell

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST CELL; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; COCULTURE; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CATTLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOQUINOLINES; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0032431737     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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