Sequence and phylogenetic analyses of 4 TMS junctional proteins of animals: Connexins, innexins, claudins and occludins

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-76

  Hua, V B ^a   Chang, A B ^a   Tchieu, J H ^a   Kumar, N M ^b,c   Nielsen, P A ^b   Saier Jr , M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Claudins; Connexins; Evolution; Gap junctions; Innexins; Intercellular communication; Occludins; Tight junctions

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; CYSTEINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INNEXIN; OCCLUDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIGHT JUNCTION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHICKENS; CONNEXINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042386241     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-003-2026-8     Document Type: Article

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