The origin of annular junctions: A mechanism of gap junction internalization

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 763-773

  Jordan, Karen ^a   Chodock, Rochelle ^a   Hand, Art R ^a,b   Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Connexin43; Endocytosis; Gap junction; Internalization

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL CULTURE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SURFACE; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERNALIZATION; KIDNEY CELL; LYSOSOME; MEMBRANE BINDING; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IRIS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035085580     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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