Regulation of connexin biosynthesis, assembly, gap junction formation, and removal

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1662, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 3-21

  Segretain, Dominique ^a   Falk, Matthias M ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell communication; Connexin; Cx; Endoplasmic reticulum; ER; Gap junction; Gap junction mediated intercellular communication; GJ; GJIC; Membrane channel; Oligomeric membrane protein; Protein biosynthesis; TM; Trans membrane

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL PHYSIOLOGY; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 1642407845     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.01.007     Document Type: Review

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