Dysregulation of connexins and inactivation of NFATc1 in the cardiovascular system of Nkx2-5 null mutants

Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 787-798

  Dupays, Laurent ^a,d   Jarry Guichard, Th́r̀se ^a   Mazurais, David ^b,e   Calmels, Thierry ^b   Izumo, Seigo ^c,f   Gros, Daniel ^a   Th́veniau Ruissy, Magali ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Bioprojet Biotech   (France)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e Campus de Beaulieu   (France)

^f NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin40; Connexin43; Connexin45; Connexins; Heart development; NFATc1; Nkx2 5 Csx

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 37; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFATC1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOWN REGULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOCARDIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE LOSS; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NULL ALLELE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRABECULAR MESHWORK; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 17844407425     PISSN: 00222828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2005.02.021     Document Type: Article

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