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Regulation of connexin expression.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 20 Dec 2005
Oyamada Masahito, Oyamada Yumiko, Takamatsu Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
Gap junctions contain cell-cell communicating channels that consist of multimeric proteins called connexins and mediate the exchange of low-molecular-weight metabolites and ions between contacting cells. Gap junctional communication has long been hypothesized to play a crucial role in the maintenance of homeostasis, morphogenesis, cell differentiation, and growth control in multicellular organisms. The recent...
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