Regulation of lens rCx46-formed hemichannels by activation of protein kinase C, external Ca2+ and protons

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-46

  Jedamzik, B ^a   Marten, I ^a   Ngezahayo, A ^a   Ernst, A ^b   Kolb, H A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b HNO Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ca2+; Connexin46; Hemichannel activation; Inactivation; OAG TPA; pH

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTON;

ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; KINETICS; LENS; NONHUMAN; STEADY STATE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNEXINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNELS; KINETICS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTONS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RODENTIA; TETRADECANOYLPHORBOL ACETATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0033989502     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002320001005     Document Type: Article

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