pH-dependent modulation of voltage gating in connexin45 homotypic and connexin45/connexin43 heterotypic gap junctions

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 9897-9902

  Palacios Prado, Nicolas ^a   Briggs, Stephen W ^a   Skeberdis, Vytenis A ^a   Pranevicius, Mindaugas ^a   Bennett, Michael V L ^a   Bukauskas, Feliksas F ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell coupling; Connexon; EGFP; Hemichannel; pH dependent gating

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXIN 45;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PH; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; GAP JUNCTION; HELA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CONNEXIN 43; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL GATING; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES;

EID: 77953109790     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1004552107     Document Type: Article

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