Are there gap junctions without connexins or pannexins?

Abstract Background Gap junctions (GJ) are one of the most common forms of intercellular communication. GJs are assembled from proteins that form channels connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells. They are considered to be the main or the only type of intercellular channels and the universal featu...

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Main Authors: Georgy A. Slivko-Koltchik, Victor P. Kuznetsov, Yuri V. Panchin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1369-4