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Phosphorylation on Ser-279 and Ser-282 of connexin43 regulates endocytosis and gap junction assembly in pancreatic cancer cells.
Molecular biology of the cell - 1 Mar 2013
Johnson Kristen E, Mitra Shalini, Katoch Parul, Kelsey Linda S, Johnson Keith R, Mehta Parmender P
Abstract excerpt
The molecular mechanisms regulating the assembly of connexins (Cxs) into gap junctions are poorly understood. Using human pancreatic tumor cell lines BxPC3 and Capan-1, which express Cx26 and Cx43, we show that, upon arrival at the cell surface, the assembly of Cx43 is impaired. Connexin43 fails to assemble, because it is internalized by clathrin-mediated endocytosis. Assembly is restored upon expressing a...
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