Isolation and characterization of gap junctions from tissue culture cells

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 315, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 587-600

  Hand, Galen M ^a   Müller, Daniel J ^c   Nicholson, Bruce J ^d   Engel, Andreas ^e   Sosinsky, Gina E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Connexin channels; Connexon structure; Correlative microscopy; Intercellular communication; Membrane purification

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE CULTURE CELL;

EID: 0036301036     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.5262     Document Type: Article

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