S-Adenosylmethionine regulates connexins sub-types expressed by hepatocytes

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 312-322

  Yamaji, Sachie ^a   Droggiti, Anna ^a   Lu, Shelly C ^c   Martinez Chantar, Maria L ^b   Warner, Anne ^a   Varela Rey, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine A 2A receptor; CAMP; Connexin; Hepatocytes; MTA; SAMe

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE A2A RECEPTOR; BETA CATENIN; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEASOME INHIBITOR; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; T CELL FACTOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIVER CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BETA CATENIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; DEOXYADENOSINES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPATOCYTES; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; THIONUCLEOSIDES;

MUS;

EID: 79951679208     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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