The carboxyl tail of Cx43 augments p38 mediated cell migration in a gap junction-independent manner

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 828-838

  Behrens, Juliane ^a   Kameritsch, Petra ^a   Wallner, Stefan ^a   Pohl, Ulrich ^a   Pogoda, Kristin ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin; Cx43; Endothelial progenitor cells; EPC; Gap junction; Migration; P38 MAP kinase

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GLIOMA; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEURAL CREST CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WILD TYPE;

EID: 77956578070     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2010.06.003     Document Type: Article

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