Gating properties of gap junction channels assembled from connexin43 and connexin43 fused with green fluorescent protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-152

  Bukauskas, Feliksas F ^a   Bukauskiene, Angele ^a   Bennett, Michael V L ^a   Verselis, Vytas K ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONNEXIN 43; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CONTACT; CHANNEL GATING; CONDUCTANCE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FLUORESCENCE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034957206     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)75687-1     Document Type: Article

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