The unfolded protein response is activated in connexin 50 mutant mouse lenses

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-37

  Alapure, Bhagwat V ^a   Stull, Jaime K ^a   Firtina, Zeynep ^a   Duncan, Melinda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

BiP; Cataract; Connexin 50; UPR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; CONNEXIN 50; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GLUCOSE REGULATED PROTEIN 78; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; X BOX BINDING PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LENS; MOUSE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE;

ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4; ACTIVATING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 6; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATARACT; CONNEXINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EYE PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MUTATION; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; UNFOLDED PROTEIN RESPONSE;

EID: 84865597117     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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