Pannexin-1 channels as mediators of neuroinflammation

JH Seo, MS Dalal, JE Contreras - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuroinflammation is a major component of central nervous system (CNS) injuries and
neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, neuropathic pain …

Pannexin biology and emerging linkages to cancer

DW Laird, S Penuela - Trends in cancer, 2021 - cell.com
Pannexins are a family of glycoproteins that comprises three members, PANX1, PANX2, and
PANX3. The widely expressed and interrogated PANX1 forms heptameric membrane …

Mechanisms of ATP release in pain: role of pannexin and connexin channels

MF Muñoz, TN Griffith, JE Contreras - Purinergic signalling, 2021 - Springer
Pain is a physiological response to bodily damage and serves as a warning of potential
threat. Pain can also transform from an acute response to noxious stimuli to a chronic …

Skin in the game: pannexin channels in healthy and cancerous skin

BL O'Donnell, S Penuela - Biochemical Journal, 2023 - portlandpress.com
The skin is a highly organized tissue composed of multiple layers and cell types that require
coordinated cell to cell communication to maintain tissue homeostasis. In skin cancer, this …

Pannexin 3 channels in health and disease

BL O'Donnell, S Penuela - Purinergic Signalling, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Pannexin 3 (PANX3) is a member of the pannexin family of single membrane
channel-forming glycoproteins. Originally thought to have a limited localization in cartilage …

Dihydromyrcenol Modulates Involucrin Expression through the Akt Signaling Pathway

S Yang, W Kang, D Choi, J Roh, T Park - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The epidermis serves as a protective barrier against external threats and is primarily
composed of keratinocytes, which ultimately form corneocytes. Involucrin, a protein integral …

Genome-wide identification of gap junction (connexins and pannexins) genes in black rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii): Evolution and immune response mechanism …

Y Liu, M Cao, X Yan, X Cai, Y Li, C Li, T Xue - Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Channel plan: control of adaptive immune responses by pannexins

I Santiago-Carvalho, M Ishikawa, HB da Silva - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
The development of mammalian adaptive (ie, B and T cell-mediated) immune responses is
tightly controlled at transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic levels. Signals derived from …

[HTML][HTML] PANX3 channels regulate architecture, adhesion, barrier function, and inflammation in the skin

BL O'Donnell, RE Sanchez-Pupo… - Journal of Investigative …, 2023 - Elsevier
The channel-forming glycoprotein PANX3 functions in cutaneous wound healing and
keratinocyte differentiation, but its role in maintaining skin homeostasis through aging is not …

Pannexin 2 is expressed in murine skin and promotes UVB-induced apoptosis of keratinocytes

RE Sanchez-Pupo, BL O'Donnell… - Molecular Biology of …, 2022 - Am Soc Cell Biol
Pannexins (PANX) are a family of three channel-forming membrane glycoproteins
expressed in the skin. Previous studies have focused on the role of PANX1 and PANX3 in …