Connexin43 modulates cell polarity and directional cell migration by regulating microtubule dynamics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Francis, Richard ^b   Xu, Xin ^a   Park, Hyunsoo ^a   Wei, Chin Jen ^a   Chang, Stephen ^a   Chatterjee, Bishwanath ^a   Lo, Cecilia ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CONNEXIN 43; TUBULIN; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN 583; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; GOLGI COMPLEX; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MICROTUBULE ORGANIZING CENTER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NEURAL CREST CELL; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRESS FIBER; WILD TYPE; WOUND CLOSURE; ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE MUTANT; NEURAL CREST; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; WOUND HEALING;

MUS;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL POLARITY; CONNEXIN 43; FIBROBLASTS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GOLGI APPARATUS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULE-ORGANIZING CENTER; MICROTUBULES; NEURAL CREST; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TUBULIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80054690365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026379     Document Type: Article

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