Endocytic processing of connexin43 gap junctions: a morphological study
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Endocytic processing of connexin43 gap junctions: a morphological study.
Gap junctions are plasma membrane areas enriched in channels that provide direct intercellular communication. Gap junctions have a high turnover rate; however, the mechanisms by which gap junctions are degraded are incompletely understood. In the present study, we show that in response to phorbol ester treatment, the gap junction channel protein Cx43 (connexin43) is redistributed from the plasm...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0264-6021,1470-8728
DOI: 10.1042/bj20050674