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ArticleBiology methods & protocols2026

Gap junction communication regulates luminal-myoepithelial crosstalk and cell differentiation in a bilayered human mammary epithelial cell model.

Alec McDermott, Melany Nicole Juarez, David Tovar Parra, Capucine Duval, Shunmoogum A Patten, Isabelle Plante

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Article in Biology methods & protocols, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alec McDermottINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7823-1472
Melany Nicole JuarezINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
David Tovar ParraINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
Capucine DuvalINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
Shunmoogum A PattenINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.
Isabelle PlanteINRS-Centre Armand-Frappier Santé Biotechnologie, Laval, QC H7V 1B7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2080-6450

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interactions between luminal and myoepithelial cells are essential for proper mammary gland development and function. However, only a few

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bidirectional crosstalkcell communicationcell differentiationco-culturegap junctionslayered co-culture systemmammary gland

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PMID42369194
PMCPMC13294455

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