Degradation of connexins through the proteasomal, endolysosomal and phagolysosomal pathways

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 389-400

  Su, Vivian ^a   Cochrane, Kimberly ^a,b   Lau, Alan F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Connexin; Degradation; Lysosome; Proteasome

Indexed keywords

CX32 PROTEIN; CX43 PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEASOME; PROTEIN; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CYTOPLASM; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME INACTIVATION; GAP JUNCTION; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; LYSOSOME; NONHUMAN; PHAGOLYSOSOME; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STRESS; UBIQUITINATION;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CONNEXINS; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX;

EID: 84866012615     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9461-3     Document Type: Article

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