Mix and match: Investigating heteromeric and heterotypic gap junction channels in model systems and native tissues

FEBS Letters

Volumn 588, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1193-1204

  Koval, Michael ^a   Molina, Samuel A ^a   Burt, Janis M ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; Membrane transport; Quality control

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; QUALITY CONTROL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84898842931     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: 18733468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.02.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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