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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1980-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The anterior cortical fiber cells of the 12-day-old Nakano mouse lens revealed an extremely large number of gap junctions, the appearance of which was identical to those of the normal lens. Although the number of gap junctions of the cells in the same area at 29 days was comparable to that seen at 12 days, the size of each junction became smaller with cataract formation. The junctions were almost absent in the anterior cortical cells in 7-month-old Nakano mice. Biochemical analysis revealed that the 26,000 MW polypeptide closely associated with the cell membrane was lower in amount in the membrane preparation of the 29-day Nakano mouse lens than in the 12-day lenses. With the membrane fractions of lenses from 90-day Nakano mice, the absence of a major 26,000 NW polypeptide component correlates with the decrease in gap junction structures. The alternations in the gap junctions and membrane associated polypeptides of the Nakano lens may be linked with the steps leading to cataract development.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0146-0404
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
619-29
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Membrane alterations during cataract development in the Nakano mouse lens.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article