Different domains are critical for oligomerization compatibility of different connexins

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 436, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-43

  Martínez, Agustín D ^a   Maripillán, Jaime ^a   Acuña, Rodrigo ^a   Minogue, Peter J ^b   Berthoud, Viviana M ^b   Beyer, Eric C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimaera; Connexin26; Connexin43; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Oligomerization

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHIMERA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

CHIMAERIFORMES;

EID: 79955542446     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: 14708728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20110008     Document Type: Article

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