Restoration of functional gap junctions through internal ribosome entry site-dependent synthesis of endogenous connexins in density-inhibited cancer cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 4034-4045

  Lahlou, Hicham ^a   Fanjul, Marjorie ^a   Pradayrol, Lucien ^a   Susini, Christiane ^a   Pyronnet, Stéphane ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAP BINDING PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR 2;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; PANCREAS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RIBOSOME;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RIBOSOMES; SIROLIMUS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 18144377787     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.10.4034-4045.2005     Document Type: Article

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