Nerve growth factor increases connexin43 phosphorylation and gap junctional intercellular communication

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 788-801

  Cushing, Paul ^a   Bhalla, Ruchi ^a   Johnson, Andrew M ^a   Rushlow, Walter J ^a   Meakin, Susan O ^b   Belliveau, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Growth factors; Mitogen activated protein kinase; Neurotrophin; PC12 cells

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIAMINO 1,4 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYLTHIO) 2,3 DICYANOBUTADIENE; CALCEIN; CONNEXIN 43; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCENCE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROVIRUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BUTADIENES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXIN 43; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUTATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NITRILES; PC12 CELLS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHOTOBLEACHING; RATS; RETROVIRIDAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 28544453027     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.20689     Document Type: Article

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