LY Xing, T Yang, SS Cui, G Chen - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
In the central nervous system (CNS), astrocytes form networks interconnected by gap junctions made from connexins of the subtypes Cx30 and Cx43. When unopposed by an …
Communication is important to ensure the correct and efficient flow of information, which is required to sustain active social networks. A fine-tuned communication between cells is vital …
Over 35 years ago the cell biology community was introduced to connexins as the subunit employed to assemble semicrystalline clusters of intercellular channels that had been well …
M Srinivas, VK Verselis, TW White - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gap junctions and hemichannels comprised of connexins impact many cellular processes. Significant advances in our understanding of the functional role of these channels have …
K Pogoda, P Kameritsch, MA Retamal, JL Vega - BMC cell biology, 2016 - Springer
Post-translational modifications of connexins play an important role in the regulation of gap junction and hemichannel permeability. The prerequisite for the formation of functional gap …
Methods such as electron microscopy and electrophysiology led to the understanding that gap junctions were dense arrays of channels connecting the intracellular environments …
Connexins, in particular connexin 43 (Cx43), function as gap junction channels (GJCs) and hemichannels (HCs). Only recently, specific tools have been developed to study their …
E Lilly, C Sellitto, LM Milstone, TW White - Seminars in cell & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Gap junctions and hemichannels comprised of connexins influence epidermal proliferation and differentiation. Significant advances in our understanding of the functional role of …
Hypertension is one of the most common risk factors for developing chronic cardiovascular diseases, including hypertensive nephropathy. Within the glomerulus, hypertension causes …