The novel mouse connexin39 gene is expressed in developing striated muscle fibers

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 5381-5392

  von Maltzahn, Julia ^a   Euwens, Carsten ^a   Willecke, Klaus ^a   Söhl, Goran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adult muscle regeneration; Embryogenesis; Gap junction; hCx40.1; MCx39; Myogenesis; Orthology

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 36; CONNEXIN 39; CONNEXIN 40; FLUORESCENT DYE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL LYSATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAPHRAGM; DISSECTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; EXON; EYE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LIMB; MICROINJECTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOTUBE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCCIPITAL BONE; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TISSUE SECTION; TONGUE; WILD TYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONNEXINS; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRONS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REGENERATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 9444275416     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.01413     Document Type: Article

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