Cx43 has distinct mobility within plasma-membrane domains, indicative of progressive formation of gap-junction plaques

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 554-562

  Simek, Jamie ^a   Churko, Jared ^a   Shao, Qing ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexins; Delivery; Dynamics; Gap junctions; Lateral diffusion; Mobility; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENT DYE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CONTACT; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRAIN; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RAT; TIME; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; CONNEXIN 43; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GAP JUNCTIONS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64849099976     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.036970     Document Type: Article

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