Sáez, Juan C., Viviana M. Berthoud, María C. Brañes, Agustín D. Martínez, and Eric C.
Beyer. Plasma Membrane Channels Formed by Connexins: Their Regulation and Functions …

Adjacent cells share ions, second messengers and small metabotes through intercellular
channels which are present in gap junctions. This type of intercellular communication …

Hemichannels in the overlapping regions of apposing cells plasma membranes join to form
gap junctions and provide an intercellular communication pathway. Hemichannels are also …

Plasma membrane hemichannels composed of connexin (Cx) proteins are essential
components of gap junction channels but accumulating evidence suggests functions of …

Gap junctions were initially described morphologically, and identified as semi-crystalline
arrays of channels linking two cells. This suggested that they may represent an amenable …

Communication-incompetent cell lines were transfected with connexin (Cx) 43 fused with
enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) to examine the relation between Cx distribution …

Gap junction channels mediate communication between adjacent cells. Using atomic force
microscopy (AFM), we have imaged conformational changes of the cytoplasmic and …

Using an atomic force microscope, we have studied three-dimensional molecular
topography and calcium-sensitive conformational changes of individual hemichannels. Full …

The application domains of the atomic force microscope have increased dramatically in
recent years. We present a short review of the contributions of this microscope to biology …

Simple Summary Connexin hemichannels are formed by connexin protein family members,
and connect cytosol and extracellular milium. The function of connexin hemichannels cannot …