Gap-junctional coupling between neutrophils and endothelial cells [PDF]
, 2003 Communication between leukocytes and endothelial cells is crucial for inflammatory reactions. Paracrine cross-talk and outside-in signaling (via adhesion molecules) have been characterized as communication pathways to date.
Gloe, Torsten +3 more
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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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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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Sub-micron thin film intrinsic Josephson junctions [PDF]
, 2003 We have fabricated sub-micron intrinsic Josephson junctions in thin films of Tl-Ba-Ca-Cu-O using two differing techniques suited to different applications. By using lateral focussed ion-beam milling we have created arrays of intrinsic junctions in c-axis
Grovenor, CRM +9 more
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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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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 (
Melin, Sofia M. +15 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 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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Cytoplasmic sharing through apical membrane remodeling
eLife, 2020 Multiple nuclei sharing a common cytoplasm are found in diverse tissues, organisms, and diseases. Yet, multinucleation remains a poorly understood biological property. Cytoplasm sharing invariably involves plasma membrane breaches.
Nora G Peterson +5 more
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Dense gap-junction connections support dynamic Turing structures in the cortex [PDF]
, 2007 An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions.The recent report by Fukuda et al [1] provides convincing evidence for dense gap-junction connectivity between inhibitory neurons in the cat ...
Steyn-Ross, D. Alistair +12 more
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