Heteromeric mixing of connexins: Compatibility of partners and functional consequences

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 8, Issue 4-6, 2001, Pages 199-204

  Beyer, Eric C ^a   Gemel, Joanna ^a   Martínez, Agustín ^a   Berthoud, Viviana M ^a   Valiunas, Virginijus ^b,c   Moreno, Alonso P ^d   Brink, Peter R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Lithuania)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin 37; Connexin 40; Connexin 43; Heteromeric connexon

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NICKEL; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEDIMENTATION;

ANIMALIA; HOMO;

EID: 0035757782     PISSN: 10615385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15419060109080723     Document Type: Article

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