An intact connexin43 is required to enhance signaling and gene expression in osteoblast-like cells

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2542-2550

  Hebert, Carla ^a   Stains, Joseph P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone; Cell To Cell Communication; Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; Gap Junction; Protein Kinase C Delta; Signal Transduction

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CONNEXIN 43; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; LUCIFERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; HELA CELL; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

BONE; CELL-TO-CELL COMMUNICATION; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GAP JUNCTION; PROTEIN KINASE C DELTA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; CONNEXIN 43; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; OSTEOBLASTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84884214071     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24603     Document Type: Article

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