Connexins: A Brief Overview

JS Fang, JF Ek-Vitorin - Bioelectricity, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Connexins, elementary protein units of gap junctions, make intercellular and membrane
channels that work as conduits for ions and larger molecules> 1 kDa. Electrically, cells well …

Cx40 Suppresses Sprouting Angiogenesis In Vitro

EK Looker, FJ Aan, CJ Hatch, CCW Hughes… - Bioelectricity, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Blood vessels are highly organized and form during development through a series of
complex processes that include vasculogenesis, sprouting angiogenesis, and vessel …

Endothelial Cell Flow–Mediated Quiescence Is Temporally Regulated and Utilizes the Cell Cycle Inhibitor p27

NT Tanke, Z Liu, MT Gore, P Bougaran… - … and Vascular Biology, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: Endothelial cells regulate their cell cycle as blood vessels remodel and
transition to quiescence downstream of blood flow–induced mechanotransduction. Laminar …

ENDOTHELIAL CELL CYCLE RESPONSES TO LAMINAR SHEAR STRESS ARE CRITICAL TO MAINTAIN VASCULAR HOMEOSTASIS

N Tanke - 2024 - cdr.lib.unc.edu
Proper blood vessel network formation and remodeling during development, disease, and
wound healing depends on the appropriate responses of endothelial cells (EC) to incoming …