Aggregated DsRed-tagged Cx43 and over-expressed Cx43 are targeted to lysosomes in human breast cancer cells

Cell Adhesion and Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages 433-439

  Qin, H ^a   Shao, Qing ^a   Belliveau, Daniel J ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assembly; Connexin43; DsRed; Gap junctions; Lysosomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035757720     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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