Connexin 32 and its derived homotypic gap junctional intercellular communication inhibit the migration and invasion of transfected HeLa cells via enhancement of intercellular adhesion

Molecular Medicine Reports

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 971-979

  Yang, Jie ^a   Liu, Bing ^b   Wang, Qin ^a   Yuan, Dongdong ^a   Hong, Xiaoting ^a   Yang, Yan ^a   Tao, Liang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Connexin32; HeLa cells; Homotypic gap junctional intercellular communication; Invasion; Migration; Mitogen activated protein kinase

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 32; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 3; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; OLEAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL INVASION; CELL MIGRATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; METASTASIS;

CELL ADHESION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL MOVEMENT; CONNEXINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; OLEIC ACIDS; P38 MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 79960424394     PISSN: 17912997     EISSN: 17913004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2011.509     Document Type: Article

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