Regulation of lens connexin 45.6 by apoptotic protease, caspase-3

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 373-376

  Yin, Xinye ^a   Gu, Sumin ^a   Jiang, Jean X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Casein kinase II; Caspase 3; Connexin 45.6; Gap junction; Lens; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CASEIN KINASE II; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 3 INHIBITOR; CONNEXIN 45; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; SERINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; EYE DEVELOPMENT; LENS EPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0035750836     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060109080756     Document Type: Article

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