Neuronal connexin36 association with zonula occludens-1 protein (ZO-1) in mouse brain and interaction with the first PDZ domain of ZO-1

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2132-2146

  Li, Xinbo ^a   Olson, Carl ^a   Lu, Shijun ^a,c   Kamasawa, Naomi ^b   Yasumura, Thomas ^b   Rash, John E ^b   Nagy, James I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Connexins; Electrical synapses; Gap junction; Neurons; Retina

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 36; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GAP JUNCTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOUSE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONNEXINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RETINA;

EID: 2342567031     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816X.2004.03283.x     Document Type: Article

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