Reciprocal influence of connexins and apical junction proteins on their expressions and functions

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1788, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 768-778

  Derangeon, Mickaël ^a   Spray, David C ^b   Bourmeyster, Nicolas ^a   Sarrouilhe, Denis ^a   Hervé, Jean Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Apical junction; Connexin; Gap junction; Tight junction; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN ZO1;

CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; DIFFUSION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HUMANS; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPPING; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 63249111750     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2008.10.023     Document Type: Review

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