Site-directed mutagenesis reveals putative regions of protein interaction within the transmembrane domains of connexins

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 95-105

  Toloue, M M ^a   Woolwine, Y ^b   Karcz, J A ^b   Kasperek, E M ^c   Nicholson, B J ^a   Skerrett, I M ^b  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; Gating; Mutagenisis; Transmembrane domain

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 50; CYSTEINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL FUNCTION; CHANNEL GATING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 48449089054     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060802013463     Document Type: Article

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