Cell-to-cell communication through gap junction channels is very important to coordinate the
functions of cells in all multicellular biological tissues. It allows the direct exchange of ions …

Gap junction (GJ), a special intercellular junction between different cell types, directly
connects the cytoplasm of adjacent cells, allows various molecules, ions and electrical …

Gap junctions are among the most widely distributed cell structures involved in cell-to-cell
communication. Recently completed genome sequencing projects including species from all …

Many immunological diseases can be treated by regulating neurobehavior, in which
extracellular ATP is a vital member of endogenous danger-associated molecular pattern …

Extracellular ATP (eATP) is a potent singling molecule in activation of fish innate immunity
while the molecular determinants for eATP release in fish were not completely understood …

Background Based on an initial collecting of database sequences from the gap junction
protein gene family (also called connexin genes) in a few teleosts, the naming of these …

Abstract Connexin43 (Cx43) is the best characterized gap junction protein that allows the
direct exchange of signaling molecules during cell-to-cell communications. The …

As complex components of innate immune system, members of complement system play
crucial roles during the process of defensing against pathogens. Black rockfish (Sebastes …

Claudins are one of the major groups of transmembrane proteins that play crucial roles in
tight junctions. In addition to their function in the regulation of paracellular permeability …

Tight junction proteins (TJs) are important component proteins that maintaining the structure
and function of TJs, connecting to each other to form a TJ complex between cells …