Functional role of the carboxyl terminal domain of human connexin 50 in gap junctional channels

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-112

  Xu, X ^a   Berthoud, V M ^b   Beyer, E C ^b   Ebihara, L ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidification; Connexin 50; Gap junction; Gating; Lens; Subsiate

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 50; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE DISRUPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SECOND MESSENGER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SHEEP; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037087452     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-001-0139-5     Document Type: Article

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