Electrical conductance of mouse connexin45 gap junction channels is modulated by phosphorylation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 496-510

  Van Veen, Toon A B ^a   Van Rijen, Harold V M ^a   Jongsma, Habo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cell communication; Gap junctions; Protein kinases; Protein phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

4ALPHA PHORBOL DIBUTYRATE; 8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; 8 BROMO CYCLIC GMP; CONNEXIN 45; ION CHANNEL; PERVANADATE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034031992     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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