Phosphorylation of serine residues in the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail of connexin43 regulates proliferation of ovarian granulosa cells

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 291-301

  Dyce, Paul W ^a   Norris, Rachael P ^b   Lampe, Paul D ^b   Kidder, Gerald M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cx43; Folliculogenesis; Granulosa cell; Oocyte growth; Phosphorylation; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SERINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GRANULOSA CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXIN 43; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; OVARY; PHOSPHORYLATION; SERINE;

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EID: 84864368103     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9450-6     Document Type: Article

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