Modulation of mouse neural crest cell motility by N-cadherin and connexin 43 gap junctions
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Modulation of mouse neural crest cell motility by N-cadherin and connexin 43 gap junctions
Connexin 43 (Cx43alpha1) gap junction has been shown to have an essential role in mediating functional coupling of neural crest cells and in modulating neural crest cell migration. Here, we showed that N-cadherin and wnt1 are required for efficient dye coupling but not for the expression of Cx43alpha1 gap junctions in neural crest cells. Cell motility was found to be altered in the N-cadherin-d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200105047