Interaction of major intrinsic protein (aquaporin-0) with fiber connexins in lens development

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 871-880

  Yu, X Sean ^a   Jiang, Jean X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chick lens; Connexin; Gap junction; Lens development; MIP(AQP0)

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 45; CONNEXIN 56; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LYSATE; CELL MATURATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC CODE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; LENS FIBER; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SILVER STAINING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHICK EMBRYO; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONNEXINS; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE LIBRARY; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 1642365478     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00945     Document Type: Review

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