Abstract Connexin43 (CX43), encoded by Gja1 in the mouse, is highly expressed in
decidual cells and is known to be important for the transformation of stromal cells into the …

Expression of GJA1 (commonly known as connexin43 or Cx43), a major myometrial gap
junction protein, is upregulated before the onset of delivery, suggesting an essential role for …

Developmental studies have shown that connexin43 (Cx43) is expressed in the ovary from
the first day of life and throughout the rest of postnatal development. In both mouse …

The essential role of connexin43 (Cx43) during oogenesis has been demonstrated by the
severe germ cell deficiency and arrested folliculogenesis observed in Cx43 knockout mice …

The gap junction gene Connexin31. 1 has been reported to be expressed predominantly in
the epidermis of murine skin. To study the function of this gene, we generated mice in which …

The connexin (Cx) expression during placental development in rodents is subject to
exacting spatiotemporal regulation. Following implantation, Cx31 characterizes the early …

Here, we review the expression, localization and the possible role of the different connexin
isoforms in placental function and development in mice and men. Connexin gene deletion in …

The gap junction channel forming connexins (Cx) Cx31 (Gjb3) and Cx31. 1 (Gjb5) are co-
expressed in the mouse trophoblast lineage. Inactivation of either gene results in partial …

BACKGROUND Connexins comprise a family of∼ 20 proteins that form intercellular
membrane channels (gap junction channels) providing a direct route for metabolites and …

Mutations in the human GJB3 gene that codes for Connexin31 (Cx31), a protein subunit of
gap junction channels, have recently been reported to cause deafness and the skin disorder …