Involvement of the cytoplasmic c-terminal domain of connexin43 in neuronal migration

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2009-2021

  Cina, Cima ^a   Maass, Karen ^b   Theis, Martin ^c   Willecke, Klaus ^c   Bechberger, John F ^a   Naus, Christian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortex; Development; Gap junction; Glia; Migration; Neuron

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; AMINO ACID; CONNEXIN 43; CRE RECOMBINASE; DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NESTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DISRUPTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOPLASM; DAUGHTER CELL; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROPORATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEUROGENESIS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; STEM CELLS;

EID: 60849097265     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5025-08.2009     Document Type: Article

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