Gap junctions, composed of connexin proteins in chordates, are the most ubiquitous form of
intercellular communication. Complete connexin gene families have been identified from …

Connexins in retinal horizontal cells (HC) function in the processing of visual information.
For example, gap junction‐forming connexins may contribute to the spatial integration of …

Cap-independent translation using an internal ribosome entry site instead of the 5′-Cap
structure has been discovered in positive-sense RNA viruses and eukaryotic genomes …

During placentation, villous cytotrophoblast (CTB) stem cells proliferate and fuse, giving rise
to the multinucleated syncytiotrophoblast (STB), which represents the terminally …

Background Changes of the interneuronal coupling mediated by electrical synapse proteins
in response to light adaptation and receptive field shaping are a paramount feature in the …