Pannexin-1 channels show distinct morphology and no gap junction characteristics in mammalian cells

A Beckmann, A Grissmer, E Krause, T Tschernig… - Cell and Tissue …, 2016 - Springer
Pannexins (Panx) are proteins with a similar membrane topology to connexins, the integral
membrane protein of gap junctions. Panx1 channels are generally of major importance in a …

[HTML][HTML] A comparative antibody analysis of pannexin1 expression in four rat brain regions reveals varying subcellular localizations

AC Cone, C Ambrosi, E Scemes, ME Martone… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Pannexin1 (Panx1) channels release cytosolic ATP in response to signaling pathways.
Panx1 is highly expressed in the central nervous system. We used four antibodies with …

Site‐specific and developmental expression of pannexin1 in the mouse nervous system

A Ray, G Zoidl, S Weickert, P Wahle… - European Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Until recently, members of the connexin gene family were believed to comprise the sole
molecular component forming gap junction channels in vertebrates. The recent discovery of …

Localization of the pannexin1 protein at postsynaptic sites in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus

G Zoidl, E Petrasch-Parwez, A Ray, C Meier, S Bunse… - Neuroscience, 2007 - Elsevier
Pannexins (Panx) constitute a new family of gap junction type proteins. Functional
expression in paired Xenopus oocytes indicated that pannexins are capable of forming …

Expression of Pannexin1 in the outer plexiform layer of the mouse retina and physiological impact of its knockout

K Kranz, B Dorgau, M Pottek, R Herrling… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Pannexin1 (Panx1) belongs to a class of vertebrate proteins that exhibits sequence
homology to innexins, the invertebrate gap junction proteins, and which also shares …

[HTML][HTML] Pannexin 2 protein expression is not restricted to the CNS

M Le Vasseur, J Lelowski, JF Bechberger… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Pannexins (Panx) are proteins homologous to the invertebrate gap junction proteins called
innexins (Inx) and are traditionally described as transmembrane channels connecting the …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of pannexin1 channel gating and regulation

P Whyte-Fagundes, G Zoidl - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pannexins are a family of integral membrane proteins with distinct post-translational
modifications, sub-cellular localization and tissue distribution. Panx1 is the most studied and …

What is hidden in the pannexin treasure trove: the sneak peek and the guesswork

O Litvin, A Tiunova, Y Connell‐Alberts… - Journal of cellular …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Connexins had been considered to be the only class of the vertebrate proteins capable of
gap junction formation; however, new candidates for this function with no homology to …

Pannexin1 is expressed by neurons and glia but does not form functional gap junctions

Y Huang, JB Grinspan, CK Abrams, SS Scherer - Glia, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Pannexins are a newly described family of proteins that may form gap junctions. We made
antisera against mouse pannexin1 (Panx1). HeLa cells expressing Panx1 have cell surface …

[HTML][HTML] N-glycosylation regulates pannexin 2 localization but is not required for interacting with pannexin 1

RE Sanchez-Pupo, D Johnston, S Penuela - International Journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Pannexins (Panx1, 2, 3) are channel-forming glycoproteins expressed in mammalian
tissues. We previously reported that N-glycosylation acts as a regulator of the localization …