Site-directed mutations in the transmembrane domain M3 of human connexin37 alter channel conductance and gating

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 280, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 440-447

  Kumari, S Sindhu ^a   Varadaraj, K ^a   Valiunas, Virginijus ^a   Brink, Peter R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel conductance; Connexin37; Gap junctions; Gating; Intercellular communication; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

EID: 0034801497     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.4121     Document Type: Article

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