Connexin 43 interacts with Bax to regulate apoptosis of pancreatic cancer through a gap junction-independent pathway

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 941-948

  Sun, Yan ^a,b   Zhao, Xiaoping ^b   Yao, Yuting ^b   Qi, Xinyi ^b   Yuan, Yaozong ^b   Hu, Yu ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Connexin 43; Gap junction; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAX;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84865014310     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1524     Document Type: Article

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