Human myoblast fusion requires expression of functional inward rectifier Kir2.1 channels

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 677-685

  Fischer Lougheed, Jacqueline ^a   Liu, Jian Hui ^a,b   Espinos, Estelle ^a   Mordasini, David ^a   Bader, Charles R ^b   Belin, Dominique ^a   Bernheim, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antisense; Membrane potential; Muscle; Myoblast fusion; Potassium current

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY;

ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, INWARDLY RECTIFYING; RIBONUCLEASES;

EID: 0035858872     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.153.4.677     Document Type: Article

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