Bystander effect in glioblastoma cells with a predominant cytoplasmic localization of connexin43

Cancer Gene Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 823-831

  Cottin, S ^a   Ghani, K ^a   Caruso, M ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bystander effect; Connexin43; Ganciclovir; Gap junction; Glioblastoma; Thymidine kinase

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GANCICLOVIR; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOSOME; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE TRANSFER; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TK GENE;

BYSTANDER EFFECT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOPLASM; GANCICLOVIR; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE THERAPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HELA CELLS; HUMANS;

SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 56049092037     PISSN: 09291903     EISSN: 14765500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cgt.2008.49     Document Type: Article

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