SCAM analysis of Panx1 suggests a peculiar pore structure

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 515-527

  Wang, Junjie ^a   Dahl, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN; PANX1 PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CONNEXINS; CYSTEINE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OOCYTES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 78649480274     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201010440     Document Type: Article

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