Molecular interaction of connexin 30.3 and connexin 31 suggests a dominant-negative mechanism associated with erythrokeratodermia variabilis

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 3287-3294

  Plantard, Laure ^a   Huber, Marcel ^a   Macari, Francoise ^a   Meda, Paolo ^b   Hohl, Daniel ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 31; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSKERATOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EPIDERMIS; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WILD TYPE;

CELL LINE; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENES, DOMINANT; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KERATOSIS; MUTATION; SKIN DISEASES, GENETIC;

EID: 0348013123     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg364     Document Type: Article

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