TGF-β1 down-regulates connexin 43 expression and gap junction intercellular communication in rat hepatic stellate cells

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 719-730

  Lim, Michelle Chin Chia ^a   Maubach, Gunter ^a   Zhuo, Lang ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; GJIC; Hepatic stellate cells; Snai1; TGF 1

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; SERINE; SERINE 368; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; DOWN REGULATION; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LIVER CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STELLATE CELL; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL GROWTH PROCESSES; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXIN 43; DOWN-REGULATION; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSFECTION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 70350211439     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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