Aquaporin 0 enhances gap junction coupling via its cell adhesion function and interaction with connexin 50

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-206

  Liu, Jialu ^a   Xu, Ji ^a   Gu, Sumin ^a   Nicholson, Bruce J ^a   Jiang, Jean X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Cell adhesion; Connexin; Gap junction; Hemichannel; Lens

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 0; CONNEXIN 50; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUPLING FACTOR; GAP JUNCTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LENS FIBER; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CELL ADHESION; CHICKENS; CONNEXINS; EYE PROTEINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; OVUM; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 79251560605     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.072652     Document Type: Article

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