Slow gating of gap junction channels and calmodulin

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-70

  Peracchia, C ^a   Wang, X G ^a   Peracchia, L L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; Cell communication; Channel gating; CO2; Connexins; Gap junctions

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CONNEXIN 32;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; GAP JUNCTION; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONNEXINS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION; ION CHANNEL GATING; OOCYTES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0034330496     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002320010015     Document Type: Article

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