Gap junction assembly: PTX-sensitive G proteins regulate the distribution of connexin43 within cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 4 50-4, 2001, Pages

  Lampe, Paul D ^a   Qiu, Qui ^b   Meyer, Rita A ^b,c   Tenbroek, Erica M ^b   Walseth, Timothy F ^b   Starich, Todd A ^b   Grunenwald, Haiying L ^b   Johnson, Ross G ^b  

^a USA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junctions; Pertussis toxin; Protein trafficking

Indexed keywords

BREFELDIN A; CONNEXIN 43; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MONENSIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0034799390     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.281.4.c1211     Document Type: Article

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