Connexins have been known to be the protein building blocks of gap junctions and mediate
cell–cell communication. In contrast to the conventional dogma, recent evidence suggests …

Connexins, a family of transmembrane proteins, are components of both gap junction
channels and hemichannels, which mediate the exchange of ions and small molecules …

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Connexins constitute a large family of trans-membrane proteins that allow intercellular
communication and the transfer of ions and small signaling molecules between cells …

Intercellular communication can occur through gap junction channels, which are comprised
of connexin proteins. Therefore, levels of connexins can directly correlate with gap junctional …

Cellular communication mediated by gap junction channels and hemichannels, both
composed of connexin proteins, constitutes two acknowledged regulatory platforms in the …

Direct communication between cells, mediated by gap junctions, is nowadays considered as
an indispensable mechanism in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In fact, gap …

Gap junctions and hemichannels are formed by a family of proteins called connexins. Till
date up to twenty one different connexins have been characterized and their expression was …

Connexin proteins make intercellular channels–gap junctions–which provide a direct
pathway for cell–cell signaling in vertebrates. Studies of mice lacking connexin genes have …

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 …