Regulation of Lens Gap Junctions by Transforming Growth Factor Beta
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Regulation of Lens Gap Junctions by Transforming Growth Factor Beta
Gap junction-mediated intercellular communication (GJIC) is essential for the proper function of many organs, including the lens. GJIC in lens epithelial cells is increased by FGF in a concentration-dependent process that has been linked to the intralenticular gradient of GJIC required for lens transparency. Unlike FGF, elevated levels of TGF-beta are associated with lens dysfunction. We show t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology of the Cell
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1059-1524,1939-4586
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e10-01-0055