Gap junction proteins connexin32 and connexin43 partially acquire growth-suppressive function in HeLa cells by deletion of their C-terminal tails

Carcinogenesis

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1913-1918

  Omori, Yasufumi ^a   Yamasaki, Hiroshi ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOP CODON; TUMOR VOLUME;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, NUDE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0032878370     PISSN: 01433334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/carcin/20.10.1913     Document Type: Article

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