Cell membrane permeabilization via connexin hemichannels in living and dying cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 316, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2377-2389

  Sáez, Juan C ^a,b   Schalper, Kurt A ^a   Retamal, Mauricio A ^c   Orellana, Juan A ^a,b   Shoji, Kenji F ^a,b   Bennett, Michael V L ^d  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b Núcleo Milenio de Inmunología e Inmunoterapia   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexons; Gating; Permeability; PH; Phosphorylation; Potentiation; Redox; Surface protein; Voltage; Ca2+ i

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN HEMICHANNEL; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL SURFACE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77955087401     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: 10902422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.05.026     Document Type: Review

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