Connexin-based gap junction hemichannels: Gating mechanisms

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1711, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 215-224

  Sáez, Juan C ^a   Retamal, Mauricio A ^a   Basilio, Daniel ^b   Bukauskas, Feliksas F ^b   Bennett, Michael V L ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexon; Protein phosphorylation; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

CARBENOXOLONE; CONNEXIN 43; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; HALOTHANE; HEPTANOL; NIFLUMIC ACID; OCTANOL; OLEAMIDE;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL TRANSFER; CHANNEL GATING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; GAP JUNCTION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW;

RUMEX;

EID: 20444413024     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2005.01.014     Document Type: Review

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