Connexin-specific distribution within gap junctions revealed in living cells

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 113, Issue 22, 2000, Pages 4109-4120

  Falk, M M ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autofluorescent reporter technology; Cell cell junction; Deconvolution (DV) microscopy; Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Oligomeric membrane protein

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHO CELLS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; COS CELLS; CRICETINAE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034474693     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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