Gap junction permeability: Selectivity for anionic and cationic probes

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 300, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Kanaporis, G ^a   Brink, P R ^a   Valiunas, V ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexins; Intercellular communication; Perm selectivity

Indexed keywords

ALEXA FLUOR350; AMINE; ANION; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CATION; CONNEXIN 26; CONNEXIN 40; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; LUCIFER YELLOW; N,N,N TRIMETHYL 2 [METHYL (7 NITRO 2,1,3 BENZOXADIOL 4 YL)AMINO]ETHANAMINIUM; POTASSIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOLUTE;

ANIONS; CATIONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MOLECULAR PROBES;

ALEXA;

EID: 79952119626     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00316.2010     Document Type: Article

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