Evidence for the presence of a free C-Terminal fragment of Cx43 in cultured cells

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 75-84

  Joshi Mukherjee, Rosy ^a   Coombs, Wanda ^a   Burrer, Christine ^a   Alvarez de Mora, Isabel ^a   Delmar, Mario ^a   Taffet, Steven M ^a  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Connexin 43; Cx43; Cx43 C terminal fragment; Gap junction

Indexed keywords

BENZYLSULFONYL FLUORIDE; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLOSPORIN A; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; CELLS, CULTURED; CHO CELLS; CONNEXIN 43; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OCTOXYNOL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SOLUBILITY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

MUS;

EID: 34547653650     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060701402320     Document Type: Article

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