Zonula occludens-1 alters connexin43 gap junction size and organization by influencing channel accretion

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 5686-5698

  Hunter, Andrew W ^a   Barker, Ralph J ^a   Zhu, Ching ^a   Gourdie, Robert G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PROTEIN ZO1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHANNEL GATING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HEART; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEART; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; KINETICS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 28644434657     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E05-08-0737     Document Type: Article

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