Conformational changes in surface structures of isolated connexin 26 gap junctions

EMBO Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 14, 2002, Pages 3598-3607

  Müller, Daniel J ^a   Hand, Galen M ^a   Engels, Andreas ^a   Sosinsky, Gina E ^a  

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

Author keywords

Calcium; Connexon; Intercellular communication; Ion channel structure; Membrane protein structure

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

CONNEXINS; CYTOPLASM; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0037099393     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf365     Document Type: Article

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