Connexin expression and cell coupling fail to reverse the v-src transformed growth characteristics of a Cx43-/- Cell line

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 11, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 103-119

  Chandrasekhar, A ^a   Merritt, M ^b   Huh, S J ^b   Nicholson, B J ^a   Zucker, S N ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Gap junctions; Transformation; v src

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE P60;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE SRC; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CULTURE MEDIA; GENE DELETION; GENES, SRC; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 22144488115     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060490958757     Document Type: Article

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