Modulation of connexin43 alters expression of osteoblastic differentiation markers

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Li, Zhongyong ^a   Zhou, Zhiyi ^a   Saunders, Marnie M ^a   Donahue, Henry J ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase activity; Gap junction communication; hFOB 1.19; Osteocalcin; Osteopontin

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPONTIN; PLASMID VECTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FETUS; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN TYPE I; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1 SUBUNIT; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCALCIN; OSTEOPONTIN; SIALOGLYCOPROTEINS;

EID: 33646422489     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00428.2005     Document Type: Article

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