Under construction: Building the macromolecular superstructure and signaling components of an electrical synapse

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 303-317

  Lynn, B D ^a   Li, Xinbo ^a,b   Nagy, J I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AF6; Cingulin; Connexin36; Electrical synapse; Gap junctions; MUPP1; Neurons; PDZ domain

Indexed keywords

CINGULIN; CONNEXIN 36; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; MULTI PDZ DOMAIN PROTEIN 1; PDZ PROTEIN; PROTEIN AF6; PROTEIN ZO1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TIGHT JUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CONNEXINS; ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES; GAP JUNCTIONS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINESIN; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; MYOSINS; NEURONS; ZONULA OCCLUDENS-1 PROTEIN;

RODENTIA;

EID: 84864341786     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9451-5     Document Type: Article

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