Connexin 43 is involved in the generation of human-induced pluripotent stem cells

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2221-2233

  Ke, Qiong ^a   Li, Li ^b   Cai, Bing ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Yang, Yan ^c   Gao, Yong ^a   Huang, Weijun ^a   Yuan, Xiaofeng ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Qi ^a   Harris, Andrew L ^d   Tao, Liang ^b   Xiang, Andy Peng ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c BENGBU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FIBROBLAST; GAP JUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION;

CADHERINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING;

EID: 84877883437     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt074     Document Type: Article

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