ReviewTrends in cell biology2006
Pathways and control of connexin oligomerization.
Review in Trends in cell biology, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers.
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- Beyond the gap: moonlighting functions of connexins in cancer.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- In situ structure of the human gap junction.Science advances · 2026Article
- The structure, function, and distribution of gap junctions in the retina: Life cycle in health and disease.Journal of cell communication and signaling · 2025Review
- Repression of Connexin26 hemichannel activity protects the barrier function of respiratory airway epithelial cells against LPS-induced alteration.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2025Article
- AAV-mediated base editing restores cochlear gap junction in GJB2 dominant-negative mutation-associated syndromic hearing loss model.JCI insight · 2025Article
- The Unexplored Role of Connexin Hemichannels in Promoting Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Progression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Characterizing ER Retention Defects of PDZ Binding Deficient Cx36 Mutants Using Confocal Microscopy.Bio-protocol · 2024Article
- Cx31.1 can selectively intermix with co-expressed connexins to facilitate its assembly into gap junctions.Journal of cell science · 2024Article
- Association of variants in GJA8 with familial acorea-microphthalmia-cataract syndrome.European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2024Article
- Claudin-23 reshapes epithelial tight junction architecture to regulate barrier function.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Potential Role of Fenestrated Septa in Axonal Transport of Golgi Cisternae and Gap Junction Formation/Function.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- The Multifaceted Role of Connexins in Tumor Microenvironment Initiation and Maintenance.Biology · 2023Review
- Particulate matter increases connexin 43 expression and exacerbates endothelial barrier disruption.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
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- Connexinplexity: the spatial and temporal expression of connexin genes during vertebrate organogenesis.G3 (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Article
- The role of connexins in breast cancer: from misregulated cell communication to aberrant intracellular signaling.Tissue barriers · 2022Review
- Pannexin 1 as a driver of inflammation and ischemia-reperfusion injury.Purinergic signalling · 2021Review
- Pannexins and Connexins: Their Relevance for Oocyte Developmental Competence.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Review
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- Activin/Nodal/TGF-β Pathway Inhibitor Accelerates BMP4-Induced Cochlear Gap Junction Formation DuringFrontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Connexins form gap junction channels that link neighboring cells into an intercellular communication network. Many cells that express multiple connexins produce heteromeric channels containing at least two connexins, which provides a means to fine tune gap junctional communication. Formation of channels by multiple connexins is controlled at two levels: by inherent structural compatibilities that enable connexins to hetero-oligomerize and by cellular mechanisms that restrict the formation of heteromers by otherwise compatible connexins. Here, I discuss roles for secretory compartments beyond the endoplasmic reticulum in connexin oligomerization and evidence that suggests that membrane microdomains help regulate connexin trafficking and assembly.
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