Is the voltage gate of connexins CO2-sensitive? Cx45 channels and inhibition of calmodulin expression

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-62

  Peracchia, C ^a   Young, K 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; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

CALMODULIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INHIBITION KINETICS; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; OOCYTES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0141763556     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-003-2044-6     Document Type: Article

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