Connexin hemichannels (connexons) are building blocks of gap junctions but also function
as free unapposed channels, which has become an active field of research. Defining …

Autocrine and paracrine signals coordinate responses of several cell types of the immune
system that provide efficient protection against different challenges. Antigen‐presenting cells …

In humans, connexins (Cxs) and pannexins (Panxs) are the building blocks of
hemichannels. These proteins are frequently altered in neoplastic cells and have …

Gap junctions and their connexin components are indispensable in mediating the cellular
coordination required for tissue and organ homeostasis. The critical nature of their existence …

Eosinophils circulate in the blood and are recruited in tissues during allergic inflammation.
Gap junctions mediate direct communication between adjacent cells and may represent a …

Skin integrity is essential for sustaining life and it is important to understand the processes
involved in its maintenance and repair. There are several key stages involved in wound …

Cardiac gap junction channels ensure the electrical cell-to-cell communication that
synchronies and co-ordinates the atrial and ventricular contractions to generate the …