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Roles of aberrant hemichannel activities due to mutant connexin26 in the pathogenesis of KID syndrome.
Scientific reports - 27 Aug 2018
Taki T, Takeichi T, Sugiura K, Akiyama M
Abstract excerpt
Germline missense mutations in GJB2 encoding connexin (Cx) 26 have been found in keratitis, ichthyosis and deafness (KID) syndrome. We explored the effects of three mouse Cx26 mutants (Cx26-G12R, -G45E and -D50N) corresponding to KID syndrome-causative human mutants on hemichannel activities leading to cell death and the expression of immune response-associated genes. We analyzed the 3D images of cells expressing...
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