Degradation of endocytosed gap junctions by autophagosomal and endo-/lysosomal pathways: A perspective

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 465-476

  Falk, Matthias M ^a   Fong, John T ^a   Kells, Rachael M ^a   O'Laughlin, Michael C ^a   Kowal, Tia J ^a   Thévenin, Anastasia F ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autophagy; Cell cell junctions; Connexin 43; Gap junctions; Protein degradation; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOPLASM VESICLE; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; LYSOSOME; MACROAUTOPHAGY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; AUTOPHAGY; CONNEXINS; ENDOCYTOSIS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; LYSOSOMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84866740839     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9464-0     Document Type: Article

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