Role of connexin 43 in Helicobacter pylori VacA-induced cell death

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 423-432

  Radin, Jana N ^a   González Rivera, Christian ^a   Frick Cheng, Arwen E ^a   Sheng, Jinsong ^a,b,c   Gaddy, Jennifer A ^a,b   Rubin, Donald H ^a,b   Scott Algood, Holly M ^a,b   McClain, Mark S ^a   Cover, Timothy L ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENOMIC DNA; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; VACUOLATING TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELA CELL; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH LYMPHOMA; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84890847439     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: 10985522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.00827-13     Document Type: Article

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