The Drosophila Innexin7 gap junction protein is required for development of the embryonic nervous system

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 15, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 155-167

  Ostrowski, Katinka ^a   Bauer, Reinhard ^a   Hoch, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Gap junctions; Innexins; Nervous system; RNAi

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; INNEXIN 7; RNA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; INX7 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; EPITHELIUM CELL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLIA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESODERM; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; VENTRAL ROOT; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL JUNCTION; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AXONS; CONNEXINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 48449091287     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060802013976     Document Type: Article

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