Theca-derived BMP4 and BMP7 down-regulate connexin43 expression and decrease gap junction intercellular communication activity in immortalized human granulosa cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Chang, Hsun Ming ^a   Cheng, Jung Chien ^a   Leung, Peter C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; CONNEXIN 43; DORSOMORPHIN; MESSENGER RNA; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SMAD PROTEIN; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SMAD4 PROTEIN; SMAD5 PROTEIN; SMAD8 PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; EXPOSURE; GAP JUNCTION; GRANULOSA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; ANTIGENS, POLYOMAVIRUS TRANSFORMING; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 7; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; CONNEXIN 43; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; GRANULOSA CELLS; HUMANS; PYRAZOLES; PYRIMIDINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD1 PROTEIN; SMAD5 PROTEIN; SMAD8 PROTEIN; THECA CELLS;

EID: 84874920297     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-3851     Document Type: Article

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