The role of the cytoskeleton in the formation of gap junctions by Connexin 30

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 315, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1683-1692

  Qu, Chunyan ^a   Gardner, Phyllis ^a   Schrijver, Iris ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Connexin 30; Cytoskeleton; Gap junction; Microfilament; Microtubule; Stabilization; Trafficking; ZO 1

Indexed keywords

BREFELDIN A; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 30; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHALASIN B; NOCODAZOLE; PROTEIN ZO1;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GJB2 GENE; GJB6 GENE; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

ACTINS; BREFELDIN A; CONNEXINS; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOSKELETON; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; NOCODAZOLE; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SECRETORY PATHWAY; TRANSFECTION; TUBULIN;

EID: 67349209224     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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