Synaptic transmission from horizontal cells to cones is impaired by loss of connexin hemichannels

PLoS Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Klaassen, Lauw J ^a   Sun, Ziyi ^b   Steijaert, Marvin N ^c   Bolte, Petra ^d   Fahrenfort, Iris ^a   Sjoerdsma, Trijntje ^a   Klooster, Jan ^a   Claassen, Yvonne ^a   Shields, Colleen R ^a,e   Ten Eikelder, Huub M M ^c   Janssen Bienhold, Ulrike ^d   Zoidl, Georg ^f   McMahon, Douglas G ^b   Kamermans, Maarten ^a,g  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 55.5; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RETINA CONE; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC INHIBITION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VOLTAGE CLAMP; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONNEXINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 79960956931     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001107     Document Type: Article

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