Gap junction-mimetic peptides do work, but in unexpected ways

Cell Communication and Adhesion

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 259-264

  Dahl, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ATP release; Calcium wave; Connexin; Gap junction; Mimetic peptide; Pannexin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM; CONNEXIN 32; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 46; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PANNEXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE CURRENT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS;

EID: 42149157824     PISSN: 15419061     EISSN: 15435180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15419060801891018     Document Type: Article

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