Connexin43 potentiates osteoblast responsiveness to fibroblast growth factor 2 via a protein kinase C-Delta/Runx2-dependent mechanism

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2697-2708

  Lima, Florence ^a   Niger, Corinne ^a   Hebert, Carla ^a   Stains, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LUCIFERASE; OSTEOCALCIN; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; PROTEIN OSE2; RUNX2 ANTIBODY; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; LUCIFERASE REPORTER ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACETOPHENONES; ANIMALS; BENZOPYRANS; CELL LINE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; CORE BINDING FACTOR ALPHA 1 SUBUNIT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUCIFERASES; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCALCIN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASE C-DELTA; RATS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 66349085306     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E08-10-1079     Document Type: Article

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