Facets of Communication: Gap Junction Ultrastructure and Function in Cancer Stem Cells and Tumor Cells

Gap junction proteins are expressed in cancer stem cells and non-stem cancer cells of many tumors. As the morphology and assembly of gap junction channels are crucial for their function in intercellular communication, one focus of our review is to outline the data on gap junction plaque morphology a...

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Main Authors: Anja Beckmann, Nadine Hainz, Thomas Tschernig, Carola Meier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/3/288