Connexin43 increases the sensitivity of prostate cancer cells to TNFα-induced apoptosis

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 320-329

  Wang, Min ^a   Berthoud, Viviana M ^a   Beyer, Eric C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Connexin; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; TNF

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; CASPASE 8; CONNEXIN 43; FAS ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RELATED APOPTOSIS INDUCING LIGAND;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL ASSAY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ANNEXIN A5; APOPTOSIS; CASPASE 8; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CONNEXIN 43; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; PROPIDIUM; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33846948256     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03343     Document Type: Article

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