Gap junctions permit the direct passage of small molecules from the cytosol of one cell to
that of its neighbor, and thus form a system of cell–cell communication that exists alongside …

Gap junctions are specialized channels formed between the membranes of two adjacent
cells. They permit the direct passage of small molecules from the cytosol of one cell to that of …

Gap junctions (GJs) are aqueous channels that allow cells to communicate via physiological
signals directly. The role of gap junctional connectivity in determining single‐cell functions …

The gap junction, a membrane specialization found in most growing and mature metazoan
tissues, is the site of dynamic cell-to-cell channels permeable to inorganic ions and small …

In most developmental systems, gap junction-mediated cell-cell communication (GJC) can
be detected from very early stages of embryogenesis. This usually results in the entire …

The status of the gap junction as a pathway for cellular interactions during development is
reviewed. Current evidence suggests that gap junctions play an important part in ensuring …

In multicellular organisms, the role of gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) in the
regulation of cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis is becoming increasingly …

Gap junctions (GJs) are the only known cellular structures that allow a direct cell-to-cell
transfer of signaling molecules by forming densely packed arrays or “plaques” of hydrophilic …

While evidence for the role of gap functions, particularly during development, has been
mounting, it has remained largely correlative, linking structure with presumed functions. With …

During the evolution of single-celled organisms to multicellular metazoans, a family of highly
conserved genes coding for proteins (connexins), which as hexameric units (connexons) …