Connexins and gap junctions in mammary gland development and breast cancer progression

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 218, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 107-121

  McLachlan, Elizabeth ^a   Shao, Qing ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone; Breast cancer; Connexin; Gap junction; Gap junctional intercellular communication; Mammary gland; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENISTEIN; QUERCETIN;

BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DEVELOPMENT; CANCER CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MAMMARY GLAND; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONNEXINS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 36249001676     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9052-x     Document Type: Review

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