Phosphorylation of Connexin43 and the Regulation of Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocyte Gap Junctions
Sáez J, Nairn A, Czernik A, Fishman G, Spray D, Hertzberg E. Phosphorylation of Connexin43 and the Regulation of Neonatal Rat Cardiac Myocyte Gap Junctions. Journal Of Molecular And Cellular Cardiology 1997, 29: 2131-2145. PMID: 9281445, DOI: 10.1006/jmcc.1997.0447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCDC2 Protein KinaseCells, CulturedConnexin 43DNA, ComplementaryElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalEnzyme InhibitorsGap JunctionsMyocardiumPatch-Clamp TechniquesPhosphorylationProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalRatsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsStaurosporineTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateConceptsProtein kinase CTwo-dimensional tryptic phosphopeptide mapsTryptic phosphopeptide mapsState of phosphorylationMyocyte gap junctionsProtein kinase inhibitorsGap junctionsMajor gap junction proteinPhosphorylation of connexin43Gap junction proteinPhosphopeptide mapsTryptic phosphopeptidesPKC-dependent mechanismFunctional couplingPhosphorylated formKinase CPhosphorylationNeonatal rat cardiocytesCx43 phosphorylationStaurosporineCellular distributionImmunoblot analysisRat cardiocytesJunction proteinsCx43