 Gap Junctions
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Connections between cells which allow passage of small molecules and electric current. Gap junctions were first described anatomically as regions of close apposition between cells with a narrow (1-2 nm) gap between cell membranes. The variety in the properties of gap junctions is reflected in the number of CONNEXINS, the family of proteins which form the junctions.
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D017629
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.149.165.420.471
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| Concept/Terms |
Gap Junctions- Gap Junctions
- Gap Junction
- Junction, Gap
- Junctions, Gap
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gap Junctions" by people in Profiles.
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Phookan S, Sutton AC, Walling I, Smith A, O'Connor KA, Campbell JC, Calos M, Yu W, Pilitsis JG, Brotchie JM, Shin DS. Gap junction blockers attenuate beta oscillations and improve forelimb function in hemiparkinsonian rats. Exp Neurol. 2015 Mar; 265:160-70.
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Ablasser A, Schmid-Burgk JL, Hemmerling I, Horvath GL, Schmidt T, Latz E, Hornung V. Cell intrinsic immunity spreads to bystander cells via the intercellular transfer of cGAMP. Nature. 2013 Nov 28; 503(7477):530-4.
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Park JM, Munoz JL, Won BW, Bliss SA, Greco SJ, Patel SA, Kandouz M, Rameshwar P. Exogenous CXCL12 activates protein kinase C to phosphorylate connexin 43 for gap junctional intercellular communication among confluent breast cancer cells. Cancer Lett. 2013 Apr 30; 331(1):84-91.
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Patel SA, Ramkissoon SH, Bryan M, Pliner LF, Dontu G, Patel PS, Amiri S, Pine SR, Rameshwar P. Delineation of breast cancer cell hierarchy identifies the subset responsible for dormancy. Sci Rep. 2012; 2:906.
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Schumacher JA, Hsieh YW, Chen S, Pirri JK, Alkema MJ, Li WH, Chang C, Chuang CF. Intercellular calcium signaling in a gap junction-coupled cell network establishes asymmetric neuronal fates in C. elegans. Development. 2012 Nov; 139(22):4191-201.
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Vaiyapuri S, Jones CI, Sasikumar P, Moraes LA, Munger SJ, Wright JR, Ali MS, Sage T, Kaiser WJ, Tucker KL, Stain CJ, Bye AP, Jones S, Oviedo-Orta E, Simon AM, Mahaut-Smith MP, Gibbins JM. Gap junctions and connexin hemichannels underpin hemostasis and thrombosis. Circulation. 2012 May 22; 125(20):2479-91.
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Lim PK, Bliss SA, Patel SA, Taborga M, Dave MA, Gregory LA, Greco SJ, Bryan M, Patel PS, Rameshwar P. Gap junction-mediated import of microRNA from bone marrow stromal cells can elicit cell cycle quiescence in breast cancer cells. Cancer Res. 2011 Mar 01; 71(5):1550-60.
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Jain N, Nguyen H, Friedline RH, Malhotra N, Brehm M, Koyanagi M, Bix M, Cooper JA, Chambers CA, Kang J. Cutting edge: Dab2 is a FOXP3 target gene required for regulatory T cell function. J Immunol. 2009 Oct 1; 183(7):4192-6.
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Hamzei-Sichani F, Kamasawa N, Janssen WG, Yasumura T, Davidson KG, Hof PR, Wearne SL, Stewart MG, Young SR, Whittington MA, Rash JE, Traub RD. Gap junctions on hippocampal mossy fiber axons demonstrated by thin-section electron microscopy and freeze fracture replica immunogold labeling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Jul 24; 104(30):12548-53.
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Ogawa Y, Schafer DP, Horresh I, Bar V, Hales K, Yang Y, Susuki K, Peles E, Stankewich MC, Rasband MN. Spectrins and ankyrinB constitute a specialized paranodal cytoskeleton. J Neurosci. 2006 May 10; 26(19):5230-9.
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