The carboxy-tail of connexin-43 localizes to the nucleus and inhibits cell growth

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 242, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 35-38

  Dang, Xitong ^a   Doble, Bradley W ^a   Kardami, Elissavet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell proliferation; Gap junctions; Nucleus; Structure function

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TYPE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH REGULATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; GROWTH INHIBITORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MYOCYTES, CARDIAC; RATS;

EID: 0037281030     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021152709313     Document Type: Article

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