Managing the complexity of communication; regulation of gap junctions by post-translational modification

Gap junctions are comprised of connexins that form cell-to-cell channels which couple neighboring cells to accommodate the exchange of information. The need for communication does, however, change over time and therefore must be tightly controlled. Although the regulation of connexin protein express...

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Main Authors: Lene Nygaard Axelsen, Kirstine eCalloe, Niels-Henrik eHolstein-Rathlou, Morten Schak Nielsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2013.00130/full