Gap junctions in the brain: where, what type, how many and why?

R Dermietzel, DC Spray - Trends in neurosciences, 1993 - cell.com
biology of gap junctions in non-nervous tissue, as well as current interest in the cell biology
of … implications of gap-junctionmediated intercellular communication in the nervous system. …

Extracellular currents alter gap junction intercellular communication in synovial fibroblasts

AA Marino, OV Kolomytkin, C Frilot - Bioelectromagnetics, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
We studied the effect of extremely low frequency (ELF) currents on gap junction intercellular
communication (GJIC) mediated by connexin43 protein. Confluent monolayers of synovial …

Differential phosphorylation of the gap junction protein connexin43 in junctional communication-competent and-deficient cell lines.

LS Musil, BA Cunningham, GM Edelman… - … Journal of cell biology, 1990 - rupress.org
… The defect in gap junctionmediated intercellular communication in S180 cells must therefore
be due to something other than the direct action of a tyrosine protein kinase on connexin43. …

Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication by the green tea polyphenol (−)-epigallocatechin gallate in normal rat liver epithelial cells

NJ Kang, KM Lee, JH Kim, BK Lee… - Journal of agricultural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) is … to involve conformational changes
in gap junctions due to the … Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2009…

Regulation of gap junction intercellular communication by connexin ubiquitination: physiological and pathophysiological implications

MZ Totland, NL Rasmussen, LM Knudsen… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2020 - Springer
… This review provides an up-to-date overview of the current understanding of the role of
connexin ubiquitination in the regulation of gap junctional intercellular communication. We also …

Regulation of hematopoiesis by gap junction-mediated intercellular communication

E Montecino-Rodriguez… - … of leukocyte biology, 2001 - academic.oup.com
Gap junctions are intercellular channels that allow the exchange of ions, metabolites, and
Gap junction-mediated intercellular communication allows groups of cells in contact to …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of a gap-junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) assay using cigarette smoke

E Roemer, HP Lammerich, LL Conroy, D Weisensee - Toxicology Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) via exposure to various toxic
substances has been implicated in tumor promotion. In the present study, cigarette smoke …

The gap junction cellular internet: connexin hemichannels enter the signalling limelight

WH Evans, E De Vuyst, L Leybaert - Biochemical Journal, 2006 - portlandpress.com
… Cxs (connexins), the protein subunits forming gap junction intercellular communication
channels, are transported to the plasma membrane after oligomerizing into hexameric …

Gap junctional communication in the preimplantation mouse embryo

CW Lo, NB Gilula - Cell, 1979 - cell.com
… were retrieved from pregnant mice, placed in culture and examined for their intercellular
communication … The naked embryos were then placed in a 35 mm petri dish (Bio-Quest, …

Intercellular communication in sensory ganglia by purinergic receptors and gap junctions: implications for chronic pain

M Hanani - Brain research, 2012 - Elsevier
… extension, activation, increased gap junctional communication, and greater sensitivity to ATP.
… , it can explain a fundamental mechanism in pain biology and can be used to prevent post-…