Epigenetic toxicology as toxicant-induced changes in intracellular signalling leading to altered gap junctional intercellular communication

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 1998, Pages 71-78

  Trosko, James E ^a   Chang, Chia Cheng ^a   Upham, Brad ^a   Wilson, Melinda ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epigenetic toxicology; Gap junctions; Posttranslational modification; Signal transduction; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GROWTH FACTOR; HORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AGING; APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TERATOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTAGENS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

METAZOA;

EID: 0032439395     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00288-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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