Connexins induce and maintain tight junctions in epithelial cells

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 13-19

  Kojima, Takashi ^a   Murata, Masaki ^a   Go, Mitsuru ^a   Spray, David C ^b   Sawada, Norimasa ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway epithelial cell; Barrier function; Connexin; Fence function; Gap junction; Hepatocyte; Protein protein interaction; Tight junction

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE INHIBITOR; CONNEXIN 32; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; OUABAIN;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN CALU 3; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPITHELIUM CELL; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIVER CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

MUS; RATTUS; STROPHANTHUS GRATUS;

EID: 36349013698     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9021-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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