Abundance of gap junctions at glutamatergic mixed synapses in adult Mosquitofish spinal cord neurons
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2014 Dye-coupling, whole-mount immunohistochemistry for gap junction channel protein connexin 35 (Cx35), and freeze-fracture replica immunogold labeling (FRIL) reveal an abundance of electrical synapses/gap junctions at glutamatergic mixed synapses in the ...
Jose L Serrano-Velez +8 more
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Connexin36 knockout mice display increased sensitivity to pentylenetetrazol-induced seizure-like behaviors [PDF]
, 2010 Large-scale synchronous firing of neurons during seizures is modulated by electrotonic coupling between neurons via gap junctions. To explore roles for connexin36 (Cx36) gap junctions in seizures, we examined the seizure threshold of connexin36 knockout (
Cursons, Raymond T. +7 more
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Studying gap junctions with PARIS
eLife, 2019 A new genetically encoded system manipulates the pH inside cells to detect whether they are coupled to each other.
Daniel R Kick, David J Schulz
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Gap resonance in the classical dynamics of the current-biased Josephson tunnel junctions
Physical Review Research, 2021 This paper reports a novel time-domain expression for the current-response kernels of a Josephson tunnel junction between BCS superconductors with in general different energy gaps, and its use to simulate the classical dynamics of such junctions.
Dmitri V. Averin
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Gap Junctions in the Nervous System: Probing Functional Connections Using New Imaging Approaches
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2018 Gap junctions are channels that physically connect adjacent cells, mediating the rapid exchange of small molecules, and playing an essential role in a wide range of physiological processes in nearly every system in the body, including the nervous system.
Ao Dong +7 more
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The beneficial effects of cumulus cells and oocyte-cumulus cell gap junctions depends on oocyte maturation and fertilization methods in mice [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Cumulus cells are a group of closely associated granulosa cells that surround and nourish oocytes. Previous studies have shown that cumulus cells contribute to oocyte maturation and fertilization through gap junction communication.
Cheng-Jie Zhou +9 more
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Distinct roles for innexin gap junctions and hemichannels in mechanosensation
eLife, 2020 Mechanosensation is central to a wide range of functions, including tactile and pain perception, hearing, proprioception, and control of blood pressure, but identifying the molecules underlying mechanotransduction has proved challenging.
Denise S Walker, William R Schafer
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Retinoids regulate the formation and degradation of gap junctions in androgen-responsive human prostate cancer cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 The retinoids, the natural or synthetic derivatives of Vitamin A (retinol), are essential for the normal development of prostate and have been shown to modulate prostate cancer progression in vivo as well as to modulate growth of several prostate cancer ...
Linda Kelsey +4 more
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Regulation of neuronal axon specification by glia-neuron gap junctions in C. elegans
eLife, 2016 Axon specification is a critical step in neuronal development, and the function of glial cells in this process is not fully understood. Here, we show that C.
Lingfeng Meng +3 more
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The structural organization and protein composition of lens fiber junctions. [PDF]
, 1989 The structural organization and protein composition of lens fiber junctions isolated from adult bovine and calf lenses were studied using combined electron microscopy, immunolocalization with monoclonal and polyclonal anti-MIP and anti-MP70 (two putative
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