Heterotypic gap junction channels as voltage-sensitive valves for intercellular signaling

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 106, Issue 35, 2009, Pages 14855-14860

  Palacios Prado, Nicolas ^a   Bukauskas, Feliksas F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Dye transfer; Fluorescent proteins; Intercellular permeability; Voltage gating

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GAP JUNCTION; IONTOPHORESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE REGENERATION; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 70349395734     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0901923106     Document Type: Article

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