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Connexin43 deficiency causes delayed ossification, craniofacial abnormalities, and osteoblast dysfunction.
The Journal of cell biology - 13 Nov 2000
Lecanda F, Warlow P M, Sheikh S, Furlan F, Steinberg T H, Civitelli R
Abstract excerpt
Connexin(Cx)43 is the major gap junction protein present in osteoblasts. We have shown that overexpression of Cx45 in osteoblasts expressing endogenous Cx43 leads to decreased cell-cell communication (Koval, M., S.T. Geist, E.M. Westphale, A.E. Kemendy, R. Civitelli, E.C. Beyer, and T.H. Steinber...
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