The molecular role of connexin 43 in human trophoblast cell fusion

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Dunk, Caroline E ^a   Gellhaus, Alexandra ^b   Drewlo, Sascha ^a   Baczyk, Dora ^a   Pötgens, Andy J G ^c   Winterhager, Elke ^b   Kingdom, John C P ^a   Lye, Steven J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Connexin 43 (Cx43); ERVW 1 SYNCYTIN 1; Fusion; SLC1A5 ASCT 2 RDR ATB(0); Syncytiotrophoblast; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN ERVW 1; PROTEIN SLC1A5; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GCM1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; GCM1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; GJA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PLACENTA PROTEIN; SLC1A5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SYNCYTIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL FUSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TROPHOBLAST; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL LINE;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM ASC; CELL FUSION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GENE PRODUCTS, ENV; HUMANS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84864004233     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.096925     Document Type: Article

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