Breakdown of interlocking domains may contribute to formation of membranous globules and lens opacity in ephrin-A5-/- mice

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 145, Issue , 2016, Pages 130-139

  Biswas, Sondip ^a   Son, Alexander ^b   Yu, Qili ^b   Zhou, Renping ^b   Lo, Woo Kuen ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Ephrin A5 knockout mouse; Interlocking domain; Lens; Membranous globule; N cadherin; Nuclear cataract

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; CATENIN; CHOLESTEROL; EPHRIN A5; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CADHERIN; CDH2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL JUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FILIPIN CYTOCHEMISTRY; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR LENS CAPSULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LENS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CATARACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; EPHRIN-A5; FEMALE; FREEZE FRACTURING; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUTATION;

EID: 84950104731     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.11.017     Document Type: Article

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