Interaction of connexins with protein partners in the control of chanel turnover and gating

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 94, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 445-456

  Thomas, M A ^a,b   Huang, S ^a   Cokoja, A ^b   Riccio, O ^b   Staub, O ^b   Suter, S ^a   Chanson, M ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell to cell communication; Gap junctions; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN ZO1; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

CELL METABOLISM; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOCYTOSIS; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PROTEINS; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0036872332     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(02)00015-1     Document Type: Review

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