Gap junctions are one of three broad categories of intercellular connections that form between several animal cell types. They were first imaged using...

Gap junction proteins Gap junction α (GJA) proteins GJA1, Cx43, gap junction alpha-1 protein GJA2, Cx38, gap junction alpha-2 protein GJA3, Cx46, gap...

of cell junction: Adherens junctions, desmosomes and hemidesmosomes (anchoring junctions) Gap junctions (communicating junction) Tight junctions (occluding...

(TC# 1.A.24), or gap junction proteins, are structurally related transmembrane proteins that assemble to form vertebrate gap junctions. An entirely different...

Gap junction modulation describes the functional manipulation of gap junctions, specialized channels that allow direct electrical and chemical communication...

age. Gap-junction proteins, called connexins, expressed in the cochlea play an important role in auditory functioning. Mutations in gap-junction genes...

together and provide structural stability like anchoring junctions or tight junctions. Gap junction channels are selectively permeable to specific ions depending...

functional junction between two neighboring neurons. The synapse is formed at a narrow gap between the pre- and postsynaptic neurons known as a gap junction. At...

Gap junction alpha-1 protein (GJA1), also known as connexin 43 (Cx43), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GJA1 gene on chromosome 6. As a connexin...

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