C-terminal tagging with eGFP yields new insights into expression of connexin45 but prevents rescue of embryonic lethal connexin45-deficient mice

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 481-494

  von Maltzahn, Julia ^a   Kreuzberg, Maria M ^a   Matern, Gabi ^a   Euwens, Carsten ^a   Höher, Thorsten ^a   Wörsdörfer, Philipp ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial artificial chromosome; Cx45; eGFP; Gap junction; Subventricular zone

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 45; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; BRAIN; BRONCHIOLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL EXPANSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EPENDYMA CELL; GAP JUNCTION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; LUNG; MOUSE; NEUROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, ARTIFICIAL, BACTERIAL; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENES, LETHAL; GENOTYPE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 67650248283     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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