Biosynthesis and structural composition of gap junction intercellular membrane channels

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 564-574

  Falk, Matthias M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autofluorescent reporter technology; Connexins; Deconvolution (DV) microscopy; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Membrane proteins

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GAP JUNCTION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033848257     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00080     Document Type: Article

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